Disaster Info
Top Disasters in Canada
Wildfires
Wildfires can spread rapidly with little warning. Learn how to protect your home and family with proper preparation and response strategies.
Wildfires
Wildfires are unplanned, uncontrolled fires burning in natural areas. They can spread quickly, destroying homes and wildlife habitats. Immediate action is crucial for safety.
Wildfire Safety Guide
×🔥 Preparedness
- Create a 30-100 foot defensible space around your home
- Use fire-resistant materials for roofing and siding
- Install spark arresters on chimneys
- Prepare an emergency kit with N95 masks and supplies
- Develop a family evacuation plan with multiple routes
🚨 Emergency Response
- Evacuate immediately if authorities issue orders
- If trapped, call 911 and stay in a cleared area
- Wear N95 masks to reduce smoke inhalation
- Close all windows and doors
- Shut off gas at the meter
🏡 Recovery
- Return only when officials declare the area safe
- Wear protective clothing during clean-up
- Document all damage for insurance claims
- Be alert for hot spots and gas leaks
- Seek emotional counseling if needed
Floods
Floods are among the most common natural disasters. Even shallow water can be dangerous. Learn how to stay safe during flood emergencies.
Floods
Floods can develop slowly or strike suddenly as flash floods. Just six inches of moving water can knock you down. Learn vital flood safety tips to protect yourself, family, and property.
Flood Safety Guide
×🌊 Preparedness
- Know your flood risk and elevation above flood stage
- Install check valves in sewer traps to prevent floodwater back-ups
- Waterproof your basement and elevate critical utilities
- Prepare an emergency kit with drinking water, non-perishable food, and medications
- Learn evacuation routes and have a family communication plan
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Move to higher ground immediately when warned
- Never walk or drive through floodwaters - just 6 inches can sweep you away
- Turn off electricity at the main breaker if flooding is imminent
- Avoid contact with floodwater which may be contaminated
- Listen to emergency broadcasts for updates and instructions
🚧 Recovery
- Return home only when authorities say it's safe
- Wear protective gear during clean-up (boots, gloves, masks)
- Document damage thoroughly for insurance claims
- Discard any food that came in contact with floodwater
- Watch for mold growth and address it promptly
Earthquakes
Earthquakes strike without warning. Knowing what to do can save your life and help you recover faster.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by shifting rocks deep underground. They can happen without warning and cause fires, tsunamis, and landslides.
Earthquake Safety Guide
×🏚️ Preparedness
- Secure heavy furniture and appliances
- Practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" drills
- Identify safe spots in each room
- Prepare an emergency kit with supplies
- Learn how to shut off utilities
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Drop to your hands and knees
- Cover your head and neck
- Hold on to sturdy shelter
- If indoors, stay there
- If driving, pull over and stop
🛠️ Recovery
- Expect aftershocks
- Check for injuries
- Inspect your home for damage
- Turn off gas if you smell it
- Use text messages to communicate
Winter Storm
Winter storms can bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and extreme cold. Being ready in advance keeps you safe and warm.
Storms
Winter storms are dangerous weather events that include snow, sleet, ice, and freezing temperatures. They can cause power outages, travel disruptions, and health risks.
Winter Storm Safety Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Stock up on food, water, and medications
- Insulate pipes and windows
- Keep emergency heating and blankets
- Charge all electronic devices
- Know how to shut off water in case of frozen pipes
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Stay indoors and keep warm
- Avoid driving or walking outside
- Use generators safely and only outdoors
- Check on elderly neighbors or family
- Listen to local alerts and forecasts
💡 Recovery
- Clear snow safely to avoid injury
- Watch for signs of frostbite or hypothermia
- Report downed power lines or hazards
- Restock your emergency supplies
- Get professional help for damaged plumbing
Tornado
Tornadoes can strike with little warning, causing devastating damage. Knowing what to do can save your life.
Tornado
Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that can destroy buildings, flip vehicles, and create deadly flying debris.
Tornado Safety Guide
×🌪️ Preparedness
- Identify a safe room in your home (basement or interior room on lowest floor)
- Practice tornado drills with your family
- Know the difference between tornado watch (possible) and warning (imminent)
- Keep a battery-powered weather radio
- Secure outdoor items that could become projectiles
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Go immediately to your pre-identified safe location
- Stay away from windows and protect your head
- If in a vehicle, drive to nearest sturdy shelter or lie flat in ditch
- Do not try to outrun a tornado in urban areas
- Use furniture or mattresses for additional protection
🛠️ Recovery
- Watch out for broken glass, nails, and other sharp objects
- Check for injuries and provide first aid as needed
- Stay clear of damaged buildings until declared safe
- Document property damage with photos
- Listen to official information for emergency instructions
Hurricane
Hurricanes bring destructive winds, storm surges, and flooding. Advance preparation is crucial for coastal safety.
Hurricane
Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over warm ocean waters and move toward land with winds exceeding 74 mph.
Hurricane Safety Guide
×🌊 Preparedness
- Know your evacuation zone and routes
- Install storm shutters or board-up materials
- Trim trees and secure outdoor items
- Build an emergency kit with 3+ days of supplies
- Review insurance coverage (flood insurance requires 30-day wait)
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Follow evacuation orders immediately
- Fill bathtubs with clean water for sanitation
- Charge all devices and backup batteries
- Secure important documents in waterproof containers
- Move valuables to highest floor in flood-prone areas
🏠 Recovery
- Wait for official "all clear" before going outside
- Watch for downed power lines and standing water
- Photograph damage for insurance claims
- Boil water until authorities declare it safe
- Check on neighbors, especially elderly/vulnerable
Drought
Droughts develop slowly but can have devastating impacts on water supplies, agriculture, and ecosystems. Proactive measures are essential.
Drought
Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortages that can last for months or years.
Drought Preparedness Guide
×🌵 Preparedness
- Install water-efficient fixtures (low-flow toilets/showerheads)
- Fix leaks immediately (a dripping faucet wastes 20+ gallons/day)
- Replace lawns with drought-resistant landscaping (xeriscaping)
- Collect rainwater for outdoor use
- Only run full loads in dishwashers and washing machines
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Maintain a 2-week emergency water supply (1 gallon/person/day)
- Know your local water restrictions and conservation programs
- Learn to read your water meter to monitor usage
- Insulate water pipes to prevent heat absorption
- Identify alternative water sources (community wells, water hauling)
💧 Recovery
- Implement drip irrigation systems
- Use mulch to retain soil moisture
- Select drought-resistant crop varieties
- Practice rotational grazing for livestock
- Monitor soil moisture to optimize watering
Heatwave
Heatwaves can be deadly, especially for vulnerable populations. Proper preparation and response can prevent heat-related illnesses.
Heatwave
Heatwaves are prolonged periods of excessive heat, often combined with high humidity, that can cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death.
Heatwave Safety Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Stay in air-conditioned buildings as much as possible
- Use fans, but don't rely on them as your primary cooling
- Take cool showers or baths to lower body temperature
- Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing
- Cover windows with drapes or shades to block sunlight
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Drink more water than usual (don't wait until thirsty)
- Avoid alcohol and high-sugar drinks which cause dehydration
- Eat small, frequent meals with high water content (fruits/vegetables)
- Monitor urine color - dark yellow indicates dehydration
- Provide water and shade for pets
💡 Recovery
- Heat Cramps: Muscle pains/spasms (usually legs/abdomen)
- Heat Exhaustion: Heavy sweating, weakness, cold/pale skin
- Heat Stroke: High body temp (103°F+), confusion, loss of consciousness
- Check on high-risk individuals (elderly, children, those with chronic illnesses)
- Never leave children or pets in parked vehicles
Floods
Floods are among the most common natural disasters. Even shallow water can be dangerous. Learn how to stay safe during flood emergencies.
Floods
Floods can develop slowly or strike suddenly as flash floods. Just six inches of moving water can knock you down. Learn vital flood safety tips to protect yourself, family, and property.
Flood Safety Guide
×🌊 Preparedness
- Know your flood risk and elevation above flood stage
- Install check valves in sewer traps to prevent floodwater back-ups
- Waterproof your basement and elevate critical utilities
- Prepare an emergency kit with drinking water, non-perishable food, and medications
- Learn evacuation routes and have a family communication plan
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Move to higher ground immediately when warned
- Never walk or drive through floodwaters - just 6 inches can sweep you away
- Turn off electricity at the main breaker if flooding is imminent
- Avoid contact with floodwater which may be contaminated
- Listen to emergency broadcasts for updates and instructions
🚧 Recovery
- Return home only when authorities say it's safe
- Wear protective gear during clean-up (boots, gloves, masks)
- Document damage thoroughly for insurance claims
- Discard any food that came in contact with floodwater
- Watch for mold growth and address it promptly
Earthquakes
Earthquakes strike without warning. Knowing what to do can save your life and help you recover faster.
Earthquakes
Earthquakes are sudden, rapid shaking of the ground caused by shifting rocks deep underground. They can happen without warning and cause fires, tsunamis, and landslides.
Earthquake Safety Guide
×🏚️ Preparedness
- Secure heavy furniture and appliances
- Practice "Drop, Cover, and Hold On" drills
- Identify safe spots in each room
- Prepare an emergency kit with supplies
- Learn how to shut off utilities
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Drop to your hands and knees
- Cover your head and neck
- Hold on to sturdy shelter
- If indoors, stay there
- If driving, pull over and stop
🛠️ Recovery
- Expect aftershocks
- Check for injuries
- Inspect your home for damage
- Turn off gas if you smell it
- Use text messages to communicate
Winter Storms
Winter storms can bring heavy snow, freezing rain, and extreme cold. Being ready in advance keeps you safe and warm.
Winter Storms
Winter storms are dangerous weather events that include snow, sleet, ice, and freezing temperatures. They can cause power outages, travel disruptions, and health risks.
Winter Storm Safety Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Stock up on food, water, and medications
- Insulate pipes and windows
- Keep emergency heating and blankets
- Charge all electronic devices
- Know how to shut off water in case of frozen pipes
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Stay indoors and keep warm
- Avoid driving or walking outside
- Use generators safely and only outdoors
- Check on elderly neighbors or family
- Listen to local alerts and forecasts
💡 Recovery
- Clear snow safely to avoid injury
- Watch for signs of frostbite or hypothermia
- Report downed power lines or hazards
- Restock your emergency supplies
- Get professional help for damaged plumbing
Tornado
Tornadoes can strike with little warning, causing devastating damage. Knowing what to do can save your life.
Tornado
Tornadoes are violently rotating columns of air that can destroy buildings, flip vehicles, and create deadly flying debris.
Tornado Safety Guide
×🌪️ Preparedness
- Identify a safe room in your home (basement or interior room on lowest floor)
- Practice tornado drills with your family
- Know the difference between tornado watch (possible) and warning (imminent)
- Keep a battery-powered weather radio
- Secure outdoor items that could become projectiles
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Go immediately to your pre-identified safe location
- Stay away from windows and protect your head
- If in a vehicle, drive to nearest sturdy shelter or lie flat in ditch
- Do not try to outrun a tornado in urban areas
- Use furniture or mattresses for additional protection
Recovery
- Watch out for broken glass, nails, and other sharp objects
- Check for injuries and provide first aid as needed
- Stay clear of damaged buildings until declared safe
- Document property damage with photos
- Listen to official information for emergency instructions
Hurricane
Hurricanes bring destructive winds, storm surges, and flooding. Advance preparation is crucial for coastal safety.
Hurricane
Hurricanes are massive storm systems that form over warm ocean waters and move toward land with winds exceeding 74 mph.
Hurricane Safety Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Know your evacuation zone and routes
- Install storm shutters or board-up materials
- Trim trees and secure outdoor items
- Build an emergency kit with 3+ days of supplies
- Review insurance coverage (flood insurance requires 30-day wait)
⚠️ Emergency Respons️
- Follow evacuation orders immediately
- Fill bathtubs with clean water for sanitation
- Charge all devices and backup batteries
- Secure important documents in waterproof containers
- Move valuables to highest floor in flood-prone areas
Recovery
- Stay indoors in a small interior room on lowest level
- Avoid windows and glass doors
- Don't go outside during the eye of the storm
- Use flashlights (not candles) if power fails
- Monitor emergency broadcasts via battery radio
🧤 Preparedness
- Wait for official "all clear" before going outside
- Watch for downed power lines and standing water
- Photograph damage for insurance claims
- Boil water until authorities declare it safe
- Check on neighbors, especially elderly/vulnerable
Drought
Droughts develop slowly but can have devastating impacts on water supplies, agriculture, and ecosystems. Proactive measures are essential.
Droughty
Drought is a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall leading to water shortages that can last for months or years.
Drought Preparedness Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Install water-efficient fixtures (low-flow toilets/showerheads)
- Fix leaks immediately (a dripping faucet wastes 20+ gallons/day)
- Replace lawns with drought-resistant landscaping (xeriscaping)
- Collect rainwater for outdoor use
- Only run full loads in dishwashers and washing machines
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Maintain a 2-week emergency water supply (1 gallon/person/day)
- Know your local water restrictions and conservation programs
- Learn to read your water meter to monitor usage
- Insulate water pipes to prevent heat absorption
- Identify alternative water sources (community wells, water hauling)
💡 Recovery
- Implement drip irrigation systems
- Use mulch to retain soil moisture
- Select drought-resistant crop varieties
- Practice rotational grazing for livestock
- Monitor soil moisture to optimize watering
Heatwave
Heatwaves can be deadly, especially for vulnerable populations. Proper preparation and response can prevent heat-related illnesses.
Heatwave
Heatwaves are prolonged periods of excessive heat, often combined with high humidity, that can cause heat exhaustion, heat stroke, and death.
Heatwave Safety Guide
×🧤 Preparedness
- Stay in air-conditioned buildings as much as possible
- Use fans, but don't rely on them as your primary cooling
- Take cool showers or baths to lower body temperature
- Wear lightweight, light-colored, loose-fitting clothing
- Cover windows with drapes or shades to block sunlight
⚠️ Emergency Response
- Drink more water than usual (don't wait until thirsty)
- Avoid alcohol and high-sugar drinks which cause dehydration
- Eat small, frequent meals with high water content (fruits/vegetables)
- Monitor urine color - dark yellow indicates dehydration
- Provide water and shade for pets
💡 Recovery
- Heat Cramps: Muscle pains/spasms (usually legs/abdomen)
- Heat Exhaustion: Heavy sweating, weakness, cold/pale skin
- Heat Stroke: High body temp (103°F+), confusion, loss of consciousness
- Check on high-risk individuals (elderly, children, those with chronic illnesses)
- Never leave children or pets in parked vehicles
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