Valley Gardens Community Centre and the Winnipeg Fire Paramedic Service are offerings a free 90 minutes interactive workshop geared towards educating community about the importance of emergency preparedness while also aiming to provide accessible tools for individuals to use to create their own emergency plans, kits, and 'go-bags'. 

Winnipeg is no stranger to extreme temperatures, weather events, blackouts, air quality events, building closures, floods and fires. These incidents have significant and long-lasting impacts on the individuals and families displaced by them.  Unfortunately, the people most directly impacted by incidents such as residential fires, building closures, and extreme weather are those identifying as Indigenous, Newcomers, 55+, and other vulnerable folks in our communities. 

The goal of our workshop is to provide an opportunity to build skills and confidence surrounding personal response to emergency incidents so that communities can prepare in advance, keep themselves and their families safe during, and begin the recovery process safety after an emergency event.

Topics covered in our workshop include a brief introduction to the Office of Emergency Management at the City of Winnipeg, the "Three Steps to Emergency Preparedness" (Knowing the Risks, Making a Plan, and Engaging with Your support Network), creating a 72-hour emergency kit, the importance of insurance and how it can help in an emergency, and an overview of smoke alarm and carbon monoxide detector safety.

The WFPS team will spend time answering questions related to emergency preparedness and will bring handouts with information covered in the presentation for people to take home.

Space is limited, so register online.