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Surrey Emergency  Program

 

 Be Prepared for 72 Hours or More!

For more information on Emergency Preparedness go to www.getprepared.ca 

72 Hour Guide

Other useful links:

History of Surrey Emergency Program

The Surrey Fire Service has been responsible for the Emergency Program since January 1994. Surrey's Emergency Bylaw provides for the establishment, administration and operation of an Emergency Plan and Program for the City. Our Emergency Program Coordinator and staff support and regularly meet with the Surrey Emergency Program Volunteers and GVRD jurisdictions to discuss and plan emergency preparedness.

Disasters take many forms: floods, winter storms, chemical spills, forest fires, earthquakes etc. When disaster strikes, the best protection is knowing what to do.

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)

For a more extensive list, check our disaster homepack.

The Surrey Emergency Program offers:

Presentations on personal emergency preparedness and Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness to neighbourhoods, private groups, schools, and organizations upon request. Call 604-543-6795. Click here for more information.

Practice
a) Table-Top Exercises - by using a model we walk through a pre-planned disaster scenario to test our resources.
b) Mock Disaster Exercise - utilizes our field and emergency response personnel to respond to a full-scale scenario as if it were actually the real event.

Support and literature on Emergency Preparedness.

To liaise with Surrey School Board.

To attend emergency preparedness conferences to keep up to date on new information.

To have six established reception/evacuation centres throughout Surrey.

Reception Centres:

In the event of an emergency or disaster, reception centres will be set up for registration and inquiry. The number of reception centres that may be opened and set up would be dependant on the nature of the situation and the evacuation measures. Listen to your battery powered radio for further information.

Surrey Emergency Program Volunteers

Surrey Search & Rescue members actively train to provide search assistance to Surrey R.C.M.P., Surrey Emergency Program and other teams in the Lower Mainland.

Surrey Emergency Program Amateur Radio - SEPAR volunteers are trained radio operators willing to take direction and help out when needed in an event. The organization falls under the direction and guidance of the Surrey Fire Department and is an integral part of the Surrey Emergency Plan for the City.

Surrey's Emergency Social Services Disaster Assistance Program Emergency Social Services plans for the provision of care at reception centres for evacuees, victims and emergency response workers.

Provincial Emergency Social Services

Are you interested in being a volunteer?

 

Other Emergency Preparedness Agencies

PEP - British Columbia's Provincial Emergency Program

FEMA - Federal Emergency Management Agency (US)

PSC - Public Safety Canada

Canadian Red Cross

Salvation Army 

 

 

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