05 May Emergency Preparedness Week – May 5-11, 2024
This year, Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) is May 5-11, 2024.
EP Week is a national awareness initiative that has taken place annually since 1996. It encourages Canadians to take 3 simple steps to become better prepared for emergencies.
Know the risks
Make a plan
Get an emergency kit
This week we want to know how prepared you are! Take this quiz below and see how prepared you are.
Question 1:
A family emergency plan should NOT include which of the following?
A. Information about your children’s school(s)
B. The name and phone number of an out-of-town contact person
C. A list of important phone numbers, including those of doctors and emergency services
D. Arrangements for each person in the family to be at a specific land line telephone at a specific time
E. A meeting spot outside your home and one outside your neighbourhood in case you need to leave the area
Question 2:
How many litres of water per day per person should you have in your basic emergency kit?
A. 1 litre per day per person
B. 3 litres per day per person
C. 2 litres per day per person
D. 4 litres per day per person
Question 3:
Which tool allows you to learn about historical information on disasters which have directly affected Canadians, at home and abroad, over the past century?
A. Weather radio
B. Canadian Disaster Database
C. Natural Hazards and Emergency Response
D. Disaster Management Canada
Question 4:
When does Emergency Preparedness Week (EP Week) occur?
A. First full week of February
B. First full week of September
C. Last full week of February
D. Last full week of May
E. First full week of May
Question 5:
Which of the following items should NOT be included in a basic emergency supply kit?
A. Water (two litres of water per person per day)
B. Food
C. Manual can opener
D. Cash
E. Comfortable shoes
Answers: 1 (D), 2 (C), 3 (B), 4 (E), 5(E)
Resources:
To learn more about emergency preparedness, visit: Get Prepared
Click here to see what should be in your emergency kit: Alberta.ca
Download the Alberta Emergency Alert App here:
- Apple – Alberta Emergency Alert – Alberta Emergency Alert on the App Store (apple.com)
- Android – Alberta Emergency Alert – (Alberta Emergency Alert – Apps on Google Play)