Community Emergency Response Plans for the Douglas, N’quatqua, and Skatin First Nations

Similar to all districts and municipalities, First Nations communities should have practical emergency response plans in place. Global worked with the Lower Stl’atl’imx Tribal Council to develop Community Emergency Response Plans for the Douglas, N’quatqua, and Skatin First Nations.

To initiate the project, Global’s Director, Margaretha Lundh, her colleague Laurie Vaughan and Tribal Council staff made site visits to meet with each community and local first response agencies. These meetings allowed Global to customize the plans to be site specific and integrate effectively with the emergency plans of their regional districts and relevant emergency agencies.

The Community Emergency Response Plans adopted an “all hazard” approach for community roles while including hazard specific information and response strategies. To enhance the overall safety of these communities and give greater structure to the preparedness process, Global also provided a list of recommendations for future preparedness initiatives, terms of reference for a emergency preparedness committee and an additional binder with support documents such as job action sheets and site/ Emergency Operations Centre forms