The following natural hazards could result in a state of emergency in the Township of Brock:

• Flooding from Lake Simcoe, Beaver and Talbot Rivers, Whites Creek, Trent-Severn Waterway as well as many tributaries
• Extreme cold weather
• Heavy rain
• Snow fall and ice storms
• High winds
• Electrical storms
• Heat waves

The following technological hazards exist in the Township of Brock:

• Communication facility failures (land line and cellular telephone infrastructure such as transmission towers)
• Electrical transmission towers and substations that supply power

The following man-made hazards exist in the Township of Brock:

• Highway, regional and township road networks that support heavy goods movements and seasonal increases in traffic
• Canadian National Railway, which bisects Beaverton and is close to shoreline residential areas carrying significant volumes of heavy goods and chemicals
• Infrastructure (buildings, equipment and bridges)