Step 1 – Know the Risks
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Find out what Ontario hazards affect our community and how you can protect yourself when disaster strikes.
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Step 2 – Make a Plan
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- Create an Emergency Preparedness Action Plan for your household.
- List the specific steps you need to take to get prepared
- Provide tips on hazards that might affect your community
- Include information related to special needs you may have (for example, information for people with disabilities and pet owners)
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Step 3 – Prepare a Kit
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- Prepare an Emergency Kit of what you need at home to prepare your family for an evacuation or the first days of an emergency.
- An emergency survival kit contains all the basic items, including your plan that you will need to remain comfortable for at least three days immediately after or during an emergency. You should ensure you have all your basic supplies with you.
- Remember to keep your kit in an easy-to-reach location, and that everyone in your family knows where it is stored.
- Remember to include items that might be required to meet any special needs of the members of your family such as infants, people with special needs and disabilities, seniors and pets.
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Step 4 – Know What to Do
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- When an emergency occurs, stay calm. Stay at home. Listen to local radio stations or television stations for current information and instructions. Use the telephone only if there is an urgent need to. If your safety is at risk, you will be advised of the appropriate action to take.
- Depending on the nature of the emergency, you may be asked to evacuate, and you will be instructed where to go for emergency shelter. Take your Emergency Kit with you.
- You may be asked to Shelter in Place so it is a good idea to be familiar with the procedures for sheltering in place. If you are at home and asked to Shelter in Place, bring your emergency kit in the room with you.
- During an emergency, information will be provided to you by several sources. Regular updates will be posted on the Municipal website. Typically, local radio and television stations will carry emergency bulletins. In some cases, emergency personnel may broadcast emergency instructions using police vehicles.
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Tips on Preparing for Emergencies
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Northumberland County Emergency Planning
Government of Canada - Get Prepared
Emergency Management Ontario
Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness Canada
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Information for People with Disabilities
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Emergency Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities/Special Needs
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Resources on Specific Emergencies
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Electrical Safety Tips in Stormy Weather
Lightning Safety
Handbook for Reducing Basement Flooding
Guidelines - Flooding or Water Damage
Winter Storm Safety
Power Outages - What to Do
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Severe Weather Links
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Public Weather Warnings for Canada
Ontario's Emergency Public Warning System - Weather Radio
Ontario Ministry of Transportation Information on Road Conditions - Dial 511
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Radio Stations
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The Breeze 107.9 FM - Cobourg
Go Northumberland 93.3 FM - Cobourg
Country 105.1 FM - Peterborough
The Wolf 101.5 FM - Peterborough
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Television Stations
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Cogeco
CHEX Peterborough
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