Squamish Emergency Program
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The District of Squamish is the local authority for emergency management of incidents that affect our community, whether it is localized such as a railway derailment, larger such as heavy rainfall and flooding, or a significant disaster such as an earthquake that affects the entire community.
The District of Squamish has an Emergency Measures Bylaw that provides authorities and directs the Emergency Operations Control Group during emergencies or disasters.
The Community Emergency Plan is a reference which management staff and responders utilize as a guide as they respond to emergencies
Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness
The District of Squamish will assist you and your neighbours organize your area or neighbourhood into a response network to help each other if the situation is so significant that “official” help may take some time to get there, which could occur if access is blocked or the demand for assistance is overwhelming for the available resources.
The lesson has been learned world wide - first response is neighbour helping neighbour.
Personal Emergency Preparedness
Personal preparedness is ensuring you and your family are ready for potentially 72 hours or 3 days of “being on your own” for food, clothing and shelter. Further information is available on the Provincial Emergency Program website.
Hazard, Risk and Vulnerability Analysis
This analysis is data compiled by the District of Squamish outlining and detailing any situation or condition that potentially could effect our community negatively. Contained on the list are situations which may begin outside our municipal boundaries but end up at our doorsteps, the obvious being flooding or interface wild fires. Becoming increasingly important today are issues surrounding economics, diseases, or terrorism.
