R2R
Proforma
Resource to Risk -generated
Business Case
for
Local Government Name
Please use this form to provide
information when requesting
Local
Government
grant
funding for new major capital
items or variations to current
appliance type.
If the purpose of the funding is
to replace an existing building,
please attach a completed Fit
for Purpose assessment and an
engineer’s report.
Once
completed,
please
email directly to the DFES
Superindendent to allow their
comments to be added. The
DFES Superindendent will then
forward
the
completed
application to the Manager,
Planning & Allocation within 5
working days of receipt.
The Manager, DFES Planning &
Allocation, will
email an
acknowledgement of receipt
of the Business Case to both
the
CEO
of
the
Local
Government and the DFES
Superindendent
within
5
working days.
Date :____/____/____
Comments by DFES Superindendent on this business case:-
Signed:
Date:
Comments by DFES Assistant Commissioner Metropolitan/Country on this business case:-
Signed:
Date:
Comments by DFES Deputy Commissioner Capability Command on this business case:-
Signed:
Date:
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY What is required here is a maximum of one side of a page summarising
the overall business case, including:
 A statement of the problem
 Background information – risk analysis process and tools
employed, who was involved, etc.
 Proposed solution
 Objectives
 Requirements (personnel, training, appliance, building, major
capital item(s), budget etc)
 Alternatives
 Advantages of recommended strategy
Signature of CEO:_________________________________
Name of CEO:____________________________________
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1.
R2R PROCESS
(please attach a copy of your completed R2R
Summary)
1.1
R2R Process
Participants (please include organisation and title), when it was
conducted, what data or reference material was consulted and where
it was obtained from.
1.2
Stage 1 - Risk Assessment Process
What the R2R Stage 1 Risk Assessment Process revealed (please refer to
the methods used, for instance bushfire behaviour, fuel loads, incident
mapping, etc.). Please attach annotated maps or charts, data or other
pieces of evidence to support the risk assessment.
1.3
Stage 2 and 3 – Identified Risks and Possible Controls and Treatment
Strategies
In Stage 3 of the R2R, what risk controls and treatments were
considered, rejected, adopted or are still in negotiation/development?
What limitations or obstacles were experienced in considering the range
of controls or treatments?
1.4
Stage 4 – Revised Risk Profiles
What impact will these controls or treatments have on the identified risk?
How much is the level of risk reduced, if any?
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2.
DESCRIPTION OF REQUEST
What is the item being requested (be as specific as possible)? How will this
request complement other assets in the LGA (if replacement of existing
building is being requested, please include a completed Fit for Purpose
assessment form and Shire engineers report. If funding is being requested for
additional building, please identify that land is available and is suitable)?
2.1
Reason for request
Why is this request being made now? Is this a new risk due to changing
circumstances or has it just been identified?
2.2
Purpose of request
What need or risk will the item(s) address?
2.2.1 How is the risk being managed at the moment?
2.2.2 What functions will the requested item(s) perform?
2.2.3 Will the item(s) be considered as a shared resource with other LGAs or
agencies?
If so, please describe which LGAs or agencies and what the arrangements
are?
2.2.4 What are the expected outcomes from the request being granted?
What impact would the item have on the identified risk?
2.2.5 Critical performance requirements
What are the critical characteristics of the appliance, building or other capital
item (e.g. requires 4x4, additional seating, specific water capacity, etc) and
why?
2.3
Constraints or Limitations
What constraints or limitations does the LGA face in making this request?
(consider such issues as brigade-readiness, garaging, suitability of appliance
types, etc)
2.4
Potential or actual impact of not receiving the item(s)
Please be specific and provide evidence to support statements made in this
section.
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DOCUMENT HISTORY
AUTHOR
POSN
DATE
VERSION
T Beswick
A/Resource
Allocation
Officer
Dec 12
1.0 of 2012
DESCRIPTION OF CHANGE
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
T Beswick
A/Resource
Allocation
Officer
Feb 13
2.0 of 2013
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
Replaced FESA with
DFES, Regional Director
with
Superintendent,
Chief
Operations
Officer to Assistant
Commissioner
Operations
Changed to DFES logo
Signature of
the
Assistant Commissioner
Capability
Replaced
Deputy
Commissioner
Operations signature
with
Assistant
Commissioner
Metropolitan/Country