Selwyn Township has an emergency control group, consisting of key municipal staff, who receive regular training and conduct simulated emergencies to ensure preparedness in the event of a wide spread emergency.
This control group is in place in the event of a wide spread situation to coordinate the Township's resources and ability to respond to an emergency.
The approved Selwyn Township Municipal Emergency Plan identifies community support systems and resources that are available to handle an emergency.
The Township works with a variety of other stakeholders. including the County and City of Peterborough and Provincial Ministries, to keep its plan up-to-date and relevant.
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Be Prepared for an Emergency |
Does your family have an emergency plan? Does your plan consider elderly relatives or neighbours that might need help during and emergency? What about pets? If your family does not have a plan, or if it has not been updated recently, make or review your Emergency Plan by visiting the Ontario Government website. 72 Hour Kit
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For more information, visit the Ontario Government's website. |
Alert Ready in Ontario |
Alert Ready is designed to deliver critical and potentially life-saving alerts to Canadians through television and radio. The Alert Ready system is developed in partnership with federal, provincial and territorial emergency management officials, Environment and Climate Change Canada, The Weather Network and the broadcasting industry and wireless service providers, to ensure you receive alerts immediately and know when to take action to keep yourself and your family safe. In addition to TV and Radio, Alert Ready will be sending life-threatening emergency alerts to cellphones and wireless devices that are compatible with Wireless Public Alerting (WPA). In order for emergency alerts to be received on a wireless device, three conditions must be met. The wireless device must be:
Please visit Alert Ready for more information and to check your phone's compatibility. |
In Case of Emergency (ICE) Contacts |
If you were seriously injured, what if there was a way you could help emergency personnel contact your family? The majority of people now carry a cell phone, but would someone who picked it up be able to determine who your emergency contact was? The ICE concept is simple - save your emergency contact person's name with the letters ICE preceding it. For more than one contact, add a number. For example: ICE-1 John Doe, ICE-2 Jane Doe. If emergency services personnel were able to use your phone, they would search ICE in your contacts and know who to call. Talk to your friends and family; together we can help to ensure that our emergency services personnel can quickly get in touch with your emergency contact. |
Emergency Volunteer Registry |
The Emergency Volunteer Registry is a special project of United Way Peterborough & District in partnership with City and County of Peterborough, Peterborough County-City Health Unit, Peterborough Regional Health Centre and the local non-profit sector. The Registry is designed to facilitate the intake and distribution of volunteers in the event of a pandemic or localized emergency. |
Peterborough County Emergency Preparedness Information |
Prevention and preparedness are key goals for Emergency Management teams across Ontario. This enables staff to have a plan in place well in advance of any type of disaster or general multi-level emergency. Emergency Management Ontario has guidelines and processes in place to assist Municipalities with pre-planning and proper steps to follow when the unthinkable does happen. Pre-planning is key to ensuring response and recovery strategies to maximize safety and security of Ontario and its residents. The County of Peterborough Emergency Plan ensures the co-ordination of municipal, private and volunteer services in order to assist in organizing effective response and support to emergency situation. Their plan also allows for coordinated emergency support to municipalities in the event of an emergency. Check out this handy Emergency Services Map! |
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