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Regional Chairman’s Emergency Preparedness Message:

Every community’s level of preparedness starts with the individual

Niagara Region, through our Emergency Management Program, has a long-standing commitment to ensuring we are ready to manage any major emergency that could threaten our residents. The Region has a current Emergency Management Plan and dedicated staff who work daily with all Region Corporate Departments and Emergency Service providers to ensure that we are ready to protect our residents and guests in times of crisis.

While the Region is well prepared to deal with an emergency, there is also much that our residents can do to prepare themselves. After all, the best way to deal with any hazard is by knowing how to protect yourself and your family. In that spirit Niagara Region maintains a variety of emergency preparedness self help brochures including Emergency Planning for Your Family: The 5 Step Guide that can be found at the Niagara Region Administration Building – Office of the Regional Clerk (2201 St. David’s Road West, Thorold Ontario) or can be downloaded here.

For more information about emergency preparedness, visit the Public Safety Canada website at getprepared.ca

Thank you for your interest in emergency preparedness and for making use of the resources available to ensure you and your family are ready for an emergency.

Regional Chairman
Peter Partington

What is an Emergency?
An emergency is a natural or human-caused situation, which threatens the life, health, safety, property and/or welfare of the people in the Niagara Peninsula. These situations require a timely and effective response from emergency services and government to contain the hazard, remove the threat and help the community and its residents recover.

Program Management
Two full-time staff are assigned the task of developing and maintaining the Emergency Management Program, Plan and all other ongoing emergency readiness initiatives.