Emergency Preparedness

Emergency Preparedness

Emergency preparedness includes all tasks undertaken to plan for an emergency. The goal of emergency preparedness activities is to make sure that the Sq’éwqel community is ready to respond quickly and effectively in the event of an emergency.

Seabird’s Emergency Preparedness team ensures that provincial and local authorities can mitigate hazards and implementing effective responses that address the needs of the public in the event of a disaster.

Natural Disasters: Earth Quake, Flood, Landslides, Droughts, Wild Fires, and more.

Human Caused Disasters: Train Derailment, Highway Accidents, Highway Closures, Chemical Spills, Community Lockdown, and more.

Health Disasters: Pandemics, Outbreaks, Chemical Emergency, and more

To see Crisis Communications around recent events, please click here.

Emergency Notification System

Sq’éwqel has made Alertable our Emergency Notification System

To receive faster notifications during emergency events, click the link below for more information and to download the app.

For more information, contact:

Sq’éwqel FireSmart Team

Main Office: 604-796-2177
Cell: 604-798-7362
Teams: 604-796-7218

Email: firesmart@seabirdisland.ca