The following chart outlines actions that may be taken to mitigate, prevent and respond to a winter power failure emergency. WINTER POWER FAILURE Including: Electric, Water, Drainage, and Telecommunications. MAJOR CONCERNS: Safety of lives and property. MITIGATION/PREVENTION RATIONALE ACTION BY Protection of housing Drain piping systems in homes to CERC prevent freezing and damage. Survey homes with alternate Accommodate community CERCCERC sources of heat residents without alternate sources of heat PREPAREDNESS RATIONALE ACTION BY Personal Preparedness • Residents devise their own plans Community residents for alternative housing with family, friends and/or neighbours with wood stoves. RESPONSE RATIONALE ACTION BY Gather information from Power • If power will be out for a long SAO Corporation amount of time proceed with plan; and • Select appropriate EOC Activate Emergency Plan • Coordinate all resources; and SAO • Select appropriate EOC Assessment of Situation • Determine extent of problem; CERC, RCMP, Fire • Define affected area; Department, Public • Decide if additional resources Works required; and • Determine the potential risk of secondary hazards (i.e. fire). Inform Residents • Coordinate door-to-door resident CERC, Volunteer notification; and Coordinator, Volunteers • Mitigate by draining water from houses without power. Relocation/Evacuation • Determine need for relocation RCMP, Fire Department, /evacuation; Public Works, Volunteers • Identify evacuation locations; • Establish emergency facility, shelter; • Coordinate supply of required resources (sleeping bags, drinking water, food); and • Coordinate transportation of residents out of emergency zone.
The following chart outlines actions that may be taken to mitigate, prevent and respond to a winter power failure emergency. WINTER POWER FAILURE Including: Electric, Water, Drainage, and Telecommunications. MAJOR CONCERNS: Safety of lives and property. MITIGATION/PREVENTION RATIONALE ACTION BY Protection of housing Drain piping systems in homes to prevent freezing and damage. CERC Survey homes with alternate sources of heat Accommodate community residents without alternate sources of heat CERCCERC PREPAREDNESS RATIONALE ACTION BY Personal Preparedness • Residents devise their own plans for alternative housing with family, friends and/or neighbours with wood stoves. Community residents RESPONSE RATIONALE ACTION BY Gather information from Power Corporation • If power will be out for a long amount of time proceed with plan; and • Select appropriate EOC SAO Activate Emergency Plan • Coordinate all resources; and • Select appropriate EOC SAO Assessment of Situation • Determine extent of problem; • Define affected area; • Decide if additional resources required; and • Determine the potential risk of secondary hazards (i.e. fire). CERC, RCMP, Fire Department, Public Works Inform Residents • Coordinate door-to-door resident notification; and • Mitigate by draining water from houses without power. CERC, Volunteer Coordinator, Volunteers Relocation/Evacuation • Determine need for relocation /evacuation; • Identify evacuation locations; • Establish emergency facility, shelter; • Coordinate supply of required resources (sleeping bags, drinking water, food); and • Coordinate transportation of residents out of emergency zone. RCMP, Fire Department, Public Works, Volunteers