From ‘What If’ to ‘We’ve Got This’: 5 Proactive Moves for Farm Emergency Resilience
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Communication - How will you be informed and heard?
CRD Public Alert Notification System
Register to receive emergency notifications https://alertable.ca/signup/
CRD Emergency Dashboard https://emergency.crd.ca/
CRD Emergency Operations Centre: 250-537-1220
Local Radio: CHIR-FM (107.9 FM),
Local News: Driftwood, https://saltspringexchange.com/
Local Facebook: Salt Spring Island News
Know who can help and connect with them before an emergency
Connect with your POD Salt Spring Island Pod Program Contact Form
Meet your Ag Coordinator for the EOC - Dara Zovi dariazovi@gmail.com
Complete a Farm Emergency Plan
Highlight priority infrastructure to protect and how to do so.
Water & Power
What are your backups? (e.g. generators, gravity-fed tanks, solar generators, manual pumps)
What is your plan if power shuts off?
Minimize fire risk
Complete a free fire smart assessment https://saltspringfire.com/firesmart-ssi/
Take action on their recommendations - even spending 1 hour can really help!
A sneaky 6th - If you have livestock
Arrange a buddy farm and transport
Information on how to do that here https://www.acrd.bc.ca/dms/documents/2025-agendas/av_livestock_emergency_plan.pdf
Have a plan for feedstock and necessary supplies/equipment
Register for the Provincial PremisesID Program https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/programs/premises-id
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