Golden and Area Emergency Management Program
Current Emergency
Public Information
The Town of Golden has partnered
Area A of the Columbia Shuswap Regional District to implement an Emergency Response and Recovery Plan for the
Couminity of Golden. The purpose of the plan is to help the Local authority
- Provide for the safety and
health of all responders
- Save lives
- Reduce suffering
- Protect public health
- Protect government
infrastructure
- Protect property
- Protect the environment
- Reduce economic and social
losses
The BC Emergency Program Act
The Act sets out responsibilities for emergency management within
the province. The Town of Golden and Area "A" of the Columbia Shuswap
Regional District are each a 'local authority' and specifically required to
plan for emergencies. The Act states that:
A local authority must prepare or cause to be prepared local
emergency plans respecting preparation for, response to and recovery from
emergencies and disasters.
And:
...establish and maintain an emergency management organization
to develop and implement emergency plans and other preparedness, response, and
recovery measures...
Your
local government is prepared for emergencies. Are you?
After a disaster (fire,
earthquake, toxic spill, etc.) you may have to look after yourself for 72 hours
or longer until services or supplies are restored. Temporarily you may have to
leave your home and go to a reception center for help with food, clothing or
lodging
Be
prepared to be on your own without help for 72 hours or more, at home, in your
car or at work. Securing your home and putting together an emergency kit is
vital; it will give you peace of mind to know that your family is prepared.
Some
basics in preparation are:
·
Drinking
Water (min. 4 litres of water per person per day)
·
Food
(min. 3 day supply)
·
Clothing/Shelter
·
First
Aid Supplies
·
Blankets
·
Hazards:
Secure items in your home
·
Out
of town family emergency phone contact
·
Personal
items, Medicine, Baby Supplies
·
Pet
Food/Supplies
·
Fire
Extinguisher (5lb Dry Chemical - ABC)
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