RELATED: Emergency officials on Saanich Peninsula pleased with transition to new alert platform launches heat alert system following 2021’s deadly heat dome It not only describes what residents should do before, during and after emergencies, but also spells out a step-by-step guide toward reaching seven days of self-sufficiency within 26 weeks, so as to not overwhelm them. These sessions will also see Harman and Goodwin distribute A Guide to Emergency Preparedness in the Capital Region. Harman added later that anyone interested in learning more about emergency preparedness can reach out to the fire department to book an appointment with him and Goodwin to talk about emergency preparedness. “Over the last two-and-a-half years, working through a pandemic, the public education component and the interaction between our emergency management team and residents was minimal, just to protect residents and to protect staff.” But that is about to change with a public education campaign. Harman said it is hard to measure how aware the public is about emergency preparedness. “Provincially, they are saying three days, but locally here we are saying, ‘Be ready for seven days,’” said Harman. The figure itself comes from a publicly available document titled A Guide to Emergency Preparedness in the Capital Region. Mike Herman, deputy fire chief with the Sidney Volunteer Department, has historically shared this figure whenever he and Jackie Goodwin, neighbourhood emergency preparedness program coordinator with Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization (PEMO), have appeared before audiences to speak about preparing for emergencies. Prepare yourself and your family for at least seven days of self-sufficiency after an emergency.
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