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During an emergency situation, local and county governments must be ready to coordinate government, private and volunteer services to provide immediate assistance to citizens. The Township of Douro-Dummer has an Emergency Plan in place in the unlikely event that it should be needed.

For information during a disaster, you can call the Public Inquiry Centre at 705-876-4636.

Township of Douro-Dummer Emergency Plan

Statement of Purpose
To establish a plan of action for the earliest possible response to an emergency with the resources available to protect the health and safety, welfare and property of the inhabitants of the emergency area. To prepare for and to establish a procedure for an emergency.

Goals

  1. To prepare and maintain an emergency plan for the efficient training and deployment of all personnel and services required in an emergency situation in the Township of Douro- Dummer.
  2. To authorize employees of the municipality to take action under the emergency

Objectives

  1. To specify procedures to be taken for the safety or evacuation of persons in an emergency area.
  2. To provide for acquisition and distribution of materials, equipment and supplies during an emergency.
  3. (a) To establish committees and to designate employees to be responsible for reviewing the emergency plan.
    (b) To establish a program for the training of employees in their functions and implementations of the emergency plan during an emergency.
  4. To establish an operation control center for an emergency and any other operations control facilities to be established at the scene or elsewhere according to the nature of the emergency.
  5. To secure the earliest possible control to minimize crowd convergence and to maintain order at the site so that emergency operations are not impeded and that additional casualties are prevented.
  6. To take immediate action to eliminate all sources of potential danger to effected area.
  7. To evacuate buildings considered to be a hazardous situation.
  8. To rescue all persons trapped with minimum of delay and to administer first aid at the site as appropriate.
  9. To provide for controlled evacuation of emergency area.
  10. To provide such essential social services as may be required by persons affected by the emergency and emergency services personnel involved.
  11. In liaison with the designated O.P.P. Public information officer, provide factual, official information at the earliest possible time to:
    a.) Officials involved in the emergency;
    b.) News media;
    c.) Concerned individuals seeking personal information.
  12. To undertake the actions necessary to restore normal services.