Why prepare an Emergency Plan?
A Household Emergency Plan helps you and your loved ones stay safe during unexpected events.
Your Household Emergency Plans include:
- Escape routes from every room in your home as well as a plan for your neighbourhood.
- Meeting places for household members, including arrangements for children in school or childcare.
- Special needs of household members and pets.
- Emergency contact list with up-to-date numbers.
Emergency Plan Tips &Tricks:
- Ensure every household member has a copy of your plan.
- Keep a copy with your emergency kit and in an easy-to-find location.
- Keep emergency contact numbers updated in your cell phone.
- Practice your plan at least twice a year – it could save your life.
Create Your Plan
Use Public Safety Canada’s Template to build your household emergency plan. This guide will help you create a personalized plan in less than 20 minutes!
Emergency Preparedness for Rural Living
Rural residents face unique challenges in emergencies. Developing a rural emergency plan can help you prepare for events such as fires or hazardous material spills.
Farm Animals and Livestock
Build a Property Map
Outline all the buildings and note key services (power and water sources), access points, equipment locations and storage of hazardous chemicals. Keep a copy of the map in each building.
Set a Meeting Place or Muster Point
Designate a safe location for evacuation. Make sure everyone knows where it is, and ensure feed, water and shelter are available for any animals you can evacuate. Take consider seasonal weather into account.
Plan Transportation
Identify safe ways to transport animals and, if possible, practice loading and moving them.
Create an Emergency Contact List
Includes neighbours, animal handlers, transporters, veterinarians and feed suppliers. Post this list in each building.
Register Your Animals
Use Alberta Agriculture’s Traceability program to register livestock and poultry, helping authorities protect your animals during emergencies.