The City of Nanaimo is marking Emergency Preparedness Month, with a number of safety messages for residents.
This week, they recommend people prepare an emergency kit, sign up for emergency alerts and create an emergency plan.
According to the City, Nanaimo is located within an active earthquake zone and has 21 other identified hazards that residents need to prepare for. In the event of an emergency, they say residents and businesses need to be prepared to take care of themselves for a minimum of 72 hours, but you should more realistically prepare for seven days.
Below is some information from the City’s Personal Preparedness web page on how you and your family can prepare for a major emergency!
- Personal Preparedness – Make a plan, build a kit and be ready if a disaster hits Nanaimo.
- Take the short Are You Prepared quiz. Find out how ready you are to survive.
- The Emergency Supplies Checklist provides a good start on what to stock up on to make it through the critical 72 hours after an emergency.
- Mid Island Emergency Coordinators and Managers – Emergency Preparedness Workbook
- In It Together: Neighbourhood Preparedness Guide
- Prepared BC: Household Preparedness Guide
- 2015 Earthquake Tsunami Smart Manual
- Prepared BC Basic Emergency Supply Kit Cards
- Resources for People with Disabilities
- Severe Storms – What to Do?
- Power Outages – What to Do?
- BC Hydro has prepared some home outage preparation tips. In a Power Outage, Knowledge is Power
- Nanaimo Fire Rescue wants to remind you to be extra cautious when using candles for light in a power outage.
- Don’t forget an important member of your family – your pet! The Emergency Planning For Your Pet information sheet gives concrete ideas on advance planning for your pets and their needs. The Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team has disaster response information for horses, birds, cats and dogs.
- Earthquakes – What to do? Is your family prepared?
- What to do before an earthquake – 6 Ways to Plan Ahead
- Japan to Nanaimo Earthquake Forum – video stream – how you can prepare
- Great British Columbia Shake Out! Held every year in October, this world-wide earthquake drill teaches us to “Drop, Cover and Hold On!” This year’s event is October 21st. Find some important info and register yourself or organization on the ShakeOut BC website.
- Tsunami http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/preparedbc/know-the-risks/tsunamis
Be notified in the event of an emergency; sign up for Voyent Alert! the City’s emergency alert system.
