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REQUEST FOR DECISION
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St. Albert Community Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) Update
Presented by: Mark Pickford, Manager of Emergency Management (DEM) Emergency Management Branch
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RECOMMENDED MOTION(S)
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That the Emergency Advisory Committee (the "Committee") recommend to Council that the updated Community Emergency Management Plan ("CEMP 2025"), attached to this report, be approved.
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SUMMARY
The Community Emergency Management Plan is the City's authoritative guide for preparing, responding to, and recovering from emergencies. The City is required to review its Community Emergency Management Plan at least once per year, pursuant to the Emergency Management Act (the "Act") and associated regulations, namely the Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation, Alta Reg 203/2018 (the "Emergency Regulation").
Administration is bringing forward recommended updates to the Community Emergency Management Plan for the Committee's review before the updated Community Emergency Management Plan is presented to Council for approval.
The Emergency Regulation was recently amended. This amendment requires the City to add a mitigation strategy and evacuation plan to its Community Emergency Management Plan. CEMP 2025 addresses these new requirements. CEMP 2025 also:
(a) introduces structured activation protocols and formalized training;
(b) clarifies responsibilities across all levels of leadership and response;
(c) includes Business Continuity Planning, Emergency Social Services, and a four-tier Incident Command structure; and
(d) improves readiness, accountability, and compliance, enabling coordinated response to increasingly complex emergencies
ALIGNMENT TO COUNCIL DIRECTION OR MANDATORY STATUTORY PROVISION
Emergency Management Act
The City's Emergency Management Agency (established under the City's Emergency Management Bylaw 04/2020) is required to review the CEMP at least once per year under section 5 of the Ac...
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