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Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program (NEPP)The City's Neighbourhood Emergency Preparedness Program is a series workshops that will provide residents with information, training and skills to help them through an emergency. In the event of a disaster, residents would most likely be on their own for at least 72 hours. That doesn't mean emergency services won't be available, but demands on them may be so great that not all calls will be responded to immediately. As well, access to phones, gas, water, sewer and electrical services may be cut off. Learning how to be prepared is vital. The NEPP will cover important areas such as personal preparedness, minimizing hazards, and establishing neighbourhood emergency teams that could assist with first aid, shelter, fire suppression, light rescue, and damage assessment. Teams would also be trained to report on the status of their neighbourhoods to emergency shelters, and this information would be relayed to the Emergency Operations Centre so support could be directed to the areas in the greatest need. Three different workshops are open to all Vancouver residents for free or at a nominal cost. See what workshops are happening in your community by visiting our search and registration page. For more information: Introduction to the Vancouver Emergency Program:Vancouver’s Office of Emergency Management is recruiting volunteers for Emergency Social Services (ESS), Amateur Radio (VECTOR) and our Public Education Program (NEPP). - ESS: When disaster strikes, ESS volunteers will be relied upon to assist evacuees by providing short-term assistance to those who have been displaced. - NEPP: Instructors are trained to teach residents how to be prepared for any type of emergency or disaster they may be faced with. - VECTOR: Volunteers are trained amateur radio operators who fill roles in our Reception Centres when regular lines of communications are down. Learn how you can put your skills to work to help prepare residents for disasters or assist those who have been impacted by an emergency or disaster. Training is provided. For more information on the programs listed above, visit vancouver.ca/ess, vectorradio.ca or continue browsing vancouver.ca/nepp. To find out more about our volunteer opportunities, attend one of our Volunteer Introduction Sessions. Triangle of Life vs Drop, Cover, and Hold On:Every time there is a major earthquake in the world, an e-mail starts circulating advocating the Triangle of Life technique and denouncing the accepted Drop, Cover, Hold On technique. The Triangle of Life suggest that during an earthquake you should get next to a large object, into the so-called "Triangle of Life". This method is not recognized or supported by seismologists, engineers, governments, emergency management professionals and first response agencies in North America. Read more to find out why! The links below go to videos to help you and your family be better prepared:
Help you and your family get better prepared by using the following NEPP workshop reference materials:
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