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Appendix 5
Declaring and Terminating an Emergency
Municipal Emergency Summary
| Type of Event |
An emergency/disaster affecting all or part of a municipality, including flooding, forest fires, etc. |
| Resources required to respond |
- One or more municipalities
- Possibly provincial ministries
- Federal departments if on First Nation’s Reserve
|
| Emergency plan implemented |
- Municipal
- Regional office may need to implement Regional Emergency Response Plan and/or COOP plan
|
| Provincial Emergency Operations Centre |
Status may be: routine monitoring; enhanced monitoring; or activation |
| Ministry Action Group |
Executive Lead alerted and determination made whether to notify/engage other MAG members |
| Emergency Declared By |
Municipality: Head of Municipal Council
First Nations community: Community Chief
Unorganized communities: The appropriate provincial ministry will respond but no emergency is declared |
| Emergency Terminated By |
The Head of Municipal Council or the First Nations Community Chief who declares the emergency |
Provincial Emergency Summary
| Type of Event |
An emergency/disaster, including a nuclear disaster, affecting more than one region, or a local emergency that becomes so severe that several provincial ministries are required to respond. |
| Resources required to respond |
- Provincial ministries and agencies,
- Regional and municipal governments
- Possibly federal departments or agencies
|
| Emergency plan implemented |
- Ministry Emergency Plan implemented
- Affected regions/facilities/branches will need to implement local Emergency Response Plan and COOP plans (if emergency impacts delivery of ministry critical services).
|
| Provincial Emergency Operations Centre |
Activated – MCSS required to have a staff member at the PEOC (possibly 24/7) |
| Ministry Action Group |
Activated |
| Emergency Declared By |
Provincial Premier, Lieutenant Governor in Council, Minister of the Crown and/or the Commissioner of Community Safety (formerly known as Commissioner of Emergency Management) per the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA) |
| Emergency Terminated By |
Refer to the EMPCA for the legislated timeframes for automatic revocation of a declaration unless extended by the Lieutenant Governor in Council or The Assembly. |