This is the best way to contact someone local during a large scale emergency.
What is a text message?
This is how many volunteers we have registered in Better Impact.
What is 81?
The population of Saanich.
What is 114,148?
1 in 3 in the next 50 years.
What is the likelihood of a damaging earthquake in Saanich?
This is the first response goal of BCEMS.
What is ensuring the health and safety of responders?
This should have the batteries changed twice a year.
What is a smoke detector?
This person has logged the most hours in Better Impact.
Who is David N.?
The Saanich Fire Department was formed in this year.
What is 1919?
VE7 PEP
What is EMBC's radio call sign?
The four phases of a disaster.
What are mitigation, preparedness, response and recovery?
You may need to make this if your sewer system fails, such as after an earthquake.
What is a dry toilet?
This person was deployed to Watson Lake as a Reception Centre manager to support wildfire evacuations.
Who is Doris L-R?
Saanich has this many parks.
What is more than 170.
This is where your first source of help usually comes from in a disaster.
Who are your neighbours?
People who appear at a disaster eager to offer assistance, but who are not associated with any recognized disaster response agency.
What is a convergent volunteer?
Also spontaneous volunteer.
These cause most injuries during earthquakes.
What is something falling on you?
This person started volunteering for SEP in 1990!
Who is Larry J.?
These two animals can be seen supporting the District of Saanich crest.
What are a black tailed deer and a cougar?
January 26, 1700
What is the date of the last Cascadia subduction zone megathrust earthquake?
Bonus - how do we know that?
People are less likely to evacuate or accept support if they can't take these with them.
What are pets?
112 Litres
How much water should you store for a family of 4?
4L x 4 persons x 7 days = 112 L
The average age of our volunteers in Better Impact.
What is 57?
The five First Nations which make up the W̱SÁNEĆ people.
Who are the Tsartlip, Pauquachin, Tsawout, Tseycum and Malahat Nations?
VE7 SEP
What is the Saanich Emergency Program's radio call sign?
The 5 functional ares of ICS and their colours.
What are; Command - Green; Operations - Orange; Planning - Blue; Logistics - Yellow; Finance - Grey?