Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

• Emergency Care Plan
  Does your family need to care for a family member in an emergency situation? Complete as needed for families, for couples with no children and for single members, with or without pets.
  Emergency Care Plan
• What would you bring?
  These checklists can help you plan in advance. 
  
  Getting these items together now can take one less stressor off your plate if you’re ever in a situation to suddenly have to leave your home.
  
  Checklists - for documents and for go-bags
• Do Your Part, Fire Smart!

  Doing simple things to fire smart your home can make a big difference in wildfire situations.  

  Here are some resources to assist you with fire smarting: 

  • Protecting your home: https://firesmartcanada.ca/homeowners/protect-your-home/  
  • Yard and Landscaping: https://firesmartcanada.ca/homeowners/yard-and-landscaping/  
  • Home Ignition Zone Self-Assessment Checklist: https://firesmartcanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/FSC_Wildfire-Evac-Checklist-June-2023.pdf  
  • The City of Yellowknife Fire Division is offering free home and property assessments and property-specific recommendations for wildfire exposure. Click here for more information. 

   

• Stay connected and up to date with public safety information

  For those of you who are new or newish to town, you may not know where to get public safety information and alerts. Click this link to access a number of website and social media pages, including local news sources: https://www.maca.gov.nt.ca/en/services/be-ready-emergencies/be-ready-stay-date-public-safety-information  

  Are you planning to drive out of the Territories this summer? Here are more resources you may want to consider before you travel: 

  Alberta: 

  • Alberta Emergency Alert: https://www.alberta.ca/alberta-emergency-alert.aspx  

  • Alberta Wildfire Map: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/0e45bd0ef9814d5e9ec3f87900a4cfe9  

  • Apps: https://open.alberta.ca/blog/?page_id=115 

  BC: 

  • EmergencyInfoBC: https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/  

  • BC Fire Map: https://wildfiresituation.nrs.gov.bc.ca/map 

• House Insurance Preparedness

  To be prepared for a possible future house insurance claim, you may want to consider doing some or all of the following: 

  • Take photos of your belongings, including sock drawers as well as large ticket items; 

  • Take a video of each room in your house, don’t forget the garage; 

  • Take photos of receipts for higher-cost items (store them in a separate folder); 

  • Create an itemized list of the items in each room. 

  Update your video, pictures or lists every once in a while to ensure your inventory is current and accurate. 

• Your emergency preparedness plan

  It’s never too early to start putting together an emergency preparedness plan. Having a plan thought out ahead of time can decrease the stress you might experience as the fire season progresses. 

  Schedule a time to create your plan so you don’t forget about it.  

  • 72 Hour Emergency Preparedness Guide (Public Safety Canada )
  • Guidance on creating your own plan (Government of NWT) 
  • Step by step electronic, printable, version of an emergency plan (Canadian Red Cross)

  If you would like assistance with creating your plan, contact us at info.nof60@cfmws.com or 867-873-0700 ext. 766-6859.