Emergency Management Program
The County’s emergency management program encompasses both emergency planning and the administration of 9-1-1 services with the aim of fostering disaster resilient communities ready to meet the challenges of emergencies that arise in municipalities in our region.
The program is built upon the five pillars of community emergency management (prevention, mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery) to meet legislated requirements under Ontario’s Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.
Mission Statement
To Prepare, Protect and Provide for the Greater Good.
County of Simcoe Emergency Response Plan
Under the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act, every municipality must have an established emergency plan that enables them to respond to emergency incidents. In accordance with the Act, each plan is reviewed, tested, and revised annually.
About the Emergency Operations Centre
Each municipality has an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) where the Municipal Emergency Control Group assembles to manage the response to emergency situations.
The EOC’s primary role is to maintain essential services while experiencing potential workforce shortages that may come from emergency conditions. Detailed operating procedures that have been developed for the EOC include but are not limited to:
- Operating procedures for normal business hours
- Control of access to the EOC and other security provisions
- Public health emergency screening and infection control
- Protocol for notifying assisting organizations and individuals
- Alternate back-up procedures
