For Residents

Community Emergency Preparedness

Disasters can strike without warning. For a major emergency like a blackout or severe storm you need to be prepared.

Be ready for at least 3 days while emergency workers help those in urgent need.

For an timeline of incidents that have occurred in Edmonton, see the City of Edmonton Disaster Timeline.

Emergency Guide

Available at City of Edmonton fire stations, police stations, recreation centres, public libraries, and the Citizen Action Centre in City Hall.

Emergency Guide (English)

Emergency Guide (French)

Emergency Guide (Chinese)

Disaster Recovery Programs

Disaster recovery programs provide financial assistance for municipalities and their citizens who incur uninsurable loss and damage as a result of a disastrous event. These programs are an effective way of assisting municipalities by ensuring that the costs of disasters are shared by all Albertans, and whenever possible, by all Canadians through cost sharing arrangements with the federal government. A state of local emergency does not have to be declared in order to receive financial assistance under a disaster recovery program.

The Disaster Recovery Program (DRP) is administered by the Alberta Emergency Management Agency (AEMA). AEMA is part of Alberta Municipal Affairs. Alberta Regulation 51/94 of the Alberta Emergency Management Act allows the province to provide disaster recovery assistance to residents, small business, agriculture operations, and provincial and municipal governments if the event meets the criteria as outlined in the regulation.

The event is considered extraordinary.
Insurance is not reasonably or readily available.
There is evidence that the event is wide spread.

In 2010, revisions were made to the program to make it easier for Albertans to access assistance.

For more information:

For more information on emergency preparedness programs

Title	Office of Emergency Preparedness
Telephone	780-944-6420
TTY	780-425-1231
Fax	780-496-3062
Email	oep@edmonton.ca
Website	(http://www.edmonton.ca/oep)