PERIOD REPORT
DATE: January 9th, 2019 Report No. CSS-19-001
TO: Laurie Hurst, Chief Administrative Officer
FROM: Blair McDonald, Director of Community Safety Services
SUBJECT:TITLE Community Safety Services Department - 2018 Third Period Report
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The following is a report on the activities pertaining to the Community Safety Services Department from September 1st, 2018 to December 31, 2018.
I. DIVISION ACHIEVEMENTS AND ACTIVITIES
1. Emergency Management
* Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program (NEPP)
The NEPP presented four emergency information sessions this period: The First 72 Hours on Sept 12, Tsunami - Know your risk on September 24, Emergency Preparedness for pet owners on November 14 and a workshop on September 29.
The NEPP continues to update their Facebook page and the Township website to advertise events and to provide emergency preparedness information to residents.
The NEPP provided information to the Municipal Pension Retirees' Association and a local strata during the period, as well as attending the Fire Department Open House to distribute emergency preparedness literature.
* Emergency Social Services (ESS)
Three volunteers were recruited in the period and the team walked through the response protocol with new members.
The team met three times during the period and tested the all call activation prior to these meetings.
Staff attended regional ESS Directors meetings, hosting one, and continues to engage in regional ESS planning by setting up Google documents and calendars to share regionally, as well as assisting in the development of a regional ESS communications plan.
Staff and the ESS Training Coordinator attended an annual meeting to coordinate regional requests for ESS training in the upcoming year.
A working group of the ESS team designed and facilitated an exercise at Church of Nazarene to align with the municipal EOC tabletop exercise that took place November 28. A functional exercise will take place in the ...
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