Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management
Mitigation. Preparedness. Response. Recovery. Emergency planning for all First Nation People.
“Emergency Management planning provides the foundation for coordinating and integrating all activities necessary to build, sustain, and improve the capabilities to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from threatened or actual natural disasters, criminal acts including terrorism or other man-made disasters.”
FORESTRY SERVICES
We provide forest firefighting training services to all First Nations communities in Saskatchewan. Due to the remote areas needed to be accessed, proper training and preparation for combating forest fires are essential to our success. To ensure that all emergency services personnel and volunteers are equipped to fight fires in the forested regions of our province, our training programs involve classroom and active exercises that task participants with gaining familiarity with the equipment and terrain that they will be engaging with during an emergency fire situation.
SEARCH & RESCUE
Search and rescue for any family is an emergency for everyone involved. This is why our office was eager to join the number of teams officially approved to conduct these responses. When we are deployed by the authority with jurisdiction, responding to these crises effectively and efficiently is crucial to successfully locate the missing persons. Time is the biggest factor and we are relieved that we can offer this service to our communities.
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Our Mandate
Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management Group is committed to providing all Saskatchewan First Nation People with qualified Emergency Management Services including training, mentoring and support to build resilience, capacity and sustainability for First Nation Communities
Learn more about how you can support SFNEM or participate in one of our programs.
Emergency Planning for our Communities
We provide a variety of services, programs and workshops aimed at improving the awareness and mitigation of emergency scenarios. These programs are available to all communities in Saskatchewan, and we are proud to say that we have been able to reach hundreds of families through these programs.
We provide training for Emergency Response teams, whether they’re volunteers or staff, that is designed to prepare them for organizational support during emergency events. We also offer Emergency Community Training which serves to educate families and individuals in fire safety, preparation and emergency planning.
Learn more about our training services and see our events calendar for upcoming workshops.
Services
Firefighting
Our team provides training in combatting fires in rural and forested areas to our First Nation communities and neighbouring organizations. Whether a fire emergency breaks out in a community, at home, or in the forest, we want to make sure that those communities can respond, put out the fire, mitigate the spread and ensure impacted individuals receive medical attention. We are also able to support in providing relocation support in the event that someone’s home is lost in a fire through our Red Cross training.
Learn more about firefighter training and how you can support these efforts.
Emergency Operation Centres
Natural disasters, like wildfires and flooding, continue to increase and the remote geographic locations of First Nations communities puts them at increased risk of emergencies. In the event of a disaster, we can have officers available in Emergency Operation Centres and in affected communities that can assist and guide emergency staff and volunteers, in addition to our other emergency response services.
Connect with us to learn more about our search and rescue operations.
Search & Rescue
We are now operating as the official Prince Albert Grand Council Search, Rescue and Recovery Team in Saskatchewan. This means that SFNEM is able to assist families in finding their lost loved ones throughout the communities we support with the resources and capacity we need to ensure that a thorough and expedient search can be conducted.
Want to learn more about our services or how you can support Saskatchewan First Nations Emergency Management? Connect with us!
