Disaster Management

Forces of Nature, Bio-Terrorism, Cyberthreats, CBRNe, Terrorism

 

“Our proximity to the coast exposes us to a wide variety of climatic risks and means we’re on the job 24/7……….we tested out Meal Kit Supply MREs as a food solution at lunch and learns and the response was overwhelmingly positive, we fell in love with them, they are so complete and have everything in them. The perfect solution for our Emergency Centre.” Emily Pickrem, Environment Canada, Security Administration Officer
 
 
How resilient is your community against potential devastating effects of unleashed forces of nature, terrorism or bio-terrorism, cyber threats or CBRNe incidents. Globalization, climate change and other influences have affected the number of declared major disasters which nearly doubled in the 1990's compared to the previous decade.
 
Public Safety Canada (PSC) is the national government body responsible for disaster management and mandates that each province and territory have an emergency management organization. Disasters are generally accepted to differ from emergencies in qualitative and quantitative ways. Some measurements are the geographic area affected and the number and capacity of convergent agencies required in the response effort.   Provincial/Territorial EMOs are most familiar with the natural hazards and other risks of your region. The services of major humanitarian relief agencies may be required for disasters and the effects of catastrophes to date can not be adequately predicted.
 
PSC coordinates and supports other federal agencies and works with other levels of government, first responders, community groups, the private sector (operators of critical infrastructure) as well as internationally. The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) for example through their National Office Health Emergency Response Team (NOHERT) is establishing and training Health Emergency Response Teams (HERT) across the country. Five national heavy urban search and rescue teams known as CANTF1 thru 5 have also been established across the country.  
 
To ensure national security and safety of all Canadians Canada has identified ten economic sectors that if destroyed or disrupted can seriously harm the country. An all hazards approach and best practices in risk management and disaster management are vital in these areas to safeguard the social economic fabric of our country. These Critical Infrastructure Sectors are:
 
  1. Energy and utilities (e.g. electrical power, natural gas, oil production and transmission systems)
  2. Communications and information technology (e.g. telecommunications, broadcasting systems, software, hardware and networks including the Internet)
  3. Finance (e.g. banking, securities and investment)
  4. Health care (e.g. hospitals, health care and blood supply facilities, laboratories and pharmaceuticals)
  5. Food (e.g. safety, distribution, agriculture and food industry)
  6. Water (e.g. drinking water and wastewater management)
  7. Transportation (e.g. air, rail, marine and surface)
  8. Safety (e.g. chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear safety, hazardous materials, search and rescue, emergency services and dams)
  9. Government (e.g. services, facilities, information networks, assets and key national sites and monuments)
  10. Manufacturing (e.g. defence industrial base, chemical industry)
(Source Public Safety Canada’s website)
 
 

For further discussions on disaster management and potential for food shortages see:

http://www.rense.com/general66/sho.htm1

Canada ready for a national or regional food shortage emergency, epidemic? No.1

Are you ready for pandemic flu ?1
 

 

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