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Emergency Management

EM STEP Logo

    
STEP is a curriculum-linked education program for Grade 5 students.  STEP Details  
Take the STEPS to Be Prepared
EM STEP Stu website  
  1. Know the Risks
  2. Make a Plan
  3. Prepare a Kit
  4. Know What to Do

Activities & Games

Play the STOP DISASTERS online game

Emergency Preparedness Crossword Puzzle (Answers) 

Emergency Preparedness Word Search

Colour the Items in your Emergency Kit

 
EM Warden presents kit at Birchview  

Warden Presents Emergency Preparedness Kit to STEP Winner

On Jan. 15th Warden Cal Patterson presented a 72-Hour Emergency Preparedness kit to Daniella H. at Birchview Dunes in Wasaga Beach.  The STEP program was delivered to 9 classes of students in grades 4 through 6 at Birchview Dunes last November.

Principal Bill Floyd booked the program as part of his commitment to safety education for the students at his school.
     
STEP Draw Winner June 2012
  

County present emergency preparedness kit to winning student

Emergency Management Co-ordinator Rob Heffernan presented Grade 5 student Drayson Cox, winner of the STEP program emergency preparedness kit.

During Emergency Preparedness week in May, the County's Emergency Management Department launched the STEP STudent Emergency Preparedness program, a free educational program for Grade 5 students in Simcoe County.

Presented by Emergency Management staff, and on numerous occasions, representatives from local fire services, STEP has been delivered to over 600 students across the County.  STEP covers basic information on emergency preparedness including what types of emergencies to prepare for in Simcoe County, how to create a family emergency plan and what to include in an emergency kit.  Students are given the opportunity to answer a skill-testing question and enter a draw for a Canadian Red Cross 72-Hour disaster kit.

Documents are available in alternative formats upon request