Step 1: Learn About Hazards in Your Community

By learning about the types of emergencies that could happen in your community, you can better prepare for them.

Every community in Ontario has a designated Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC), who is responsible for the development, maintenance and implementation of their community’s emergency management program. Your CEMC has received training from Emergency Management Ontario and is a qualified emergency management professional who can provide you with information about the types of emergencies that can happen in your community. You can contact your local CEMC through your municipal government office.

Click here to go to the Association of Municipalities of Ontario website to find out how to contact your municipal government office

Another resource for learning about the types of emergencies that could happen in your community is the Ontario Atmospheric Hazards Website (www.hazards.ca). This website presents background material and map data for atmospheric hazards in Ontario. It has been created by the Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada, in cooperation with Emergency Management Ontario.

Click here to go to the Ontario Atmospheric Hazards Website.

• Step 1 : Learn About Hazards in Your Community
• Step 2: Learn How You Will Be Informed Of an Emergency
• Step 3: Develop a Family Emergency Plan
• Step 4: Prepare an Emergency Survival Kit
• Step 5: Prepare Your Pets
• Step 6: Practice and Maintain Your Plan
• Step 7: Learn How to Evacuate
• Step 8: Learn How to “Shelter-In-Place”
• Step 9: Consider any Special Needs