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It's Emergency Preparedness Week. Are you prepared?

The theme for this year is all about staying connected
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NEWS RELEASE
CITY OF ORILLIA
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“Be Emergency ready – Stay Connected” is this year’s provincial theme for Emergency Preparedness Week running from May 6-12, 2018.

This theme reinforces the importance of individual and family preparedness, while promoting new emergency alerting tools now available to all Canadians, such as wireless public alerting through the Alert Ready system.

“Emergencies can affect the health and safety of residents and visitors, property, the environment and the economic viability of the City of Orillia. By taking an active role in your community, you will help to build a culture of preparedness,” said Ralph Dominelli, Orillia Fire Chief.

What can you do to “Be Emergency ready – Stay Connected!”

  • A PROVINCE-WIDE TEST OF THE ALERT READY system will take place on Monday, May 7 at 1:55 p.m. Eastern Standard Time and again on Sept. 19. This will only be for LTE-enabled (4G) cell phones and mobile devices in Canada. More information is available here.
  • Make a plan - Plan and discuss with your family procedures for escaping your house, your neighbourhood and your town. 
  • Build a kit - Prepare in advance the essentials you will need to survive for at least 72 hours.
  • Be informed - Learn the risks in your community and be aware of the alerting systems. You can subscribe to the Red Alerts system managed by The Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management.

Building awareness is a great first step. With your help, together we can communicate the importance of emergency preparedness to all Canadians. For more information visit orillia.ca, emergencymanagementontario.ca or call the Orillia Fire Department at 705-325-5215.

The City of Orillia is a city of 31,000 people in the heart of Ontario’s Lake Country on the shores of Lake Couchiching and Lake Simcoe. Visit our website at orillia.ca.

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