Emergency Preparedness

Disasters impact people first. They start in our communities - in people’s homes and places of work. The first call for help goes to municipal services and then, as the situation becomes more severe, different orders of government are deployed to help. As more control of the situation occurs, the layers of government that have stepped in to help begin to step back, until it returns to where it started, at the individual level.

Emergency preparedness is not about being ready for the next big disaster. It's a journey with no start or end that can be built over time. Adding preparedness actions to your daily routine allows you to build resiliency when a disruption occurs, big or small.

The Government of Alberta offers a variety of preparedness resources through their Be Prepared program. 

Saddle Hills County's Agricultural Services Department has also put together agriculture-specific resources for our local producers, including Agricultural Producer Wildfire Planning and Livestock Emergency Preparedness.