Emergency Preparedness

About us

Emergency management is a branch within Lethbridge Fire and Emergency Services charged with creating the framework within which the City can reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters. It intends to promote a safer, less vulnerable community, emphasising increasing capacities to cope with hazards and disasters. There are four phases involved:

• Mitigation: addresses the causes of a disaster and employs actions aimed at reducing the likelihood it will occur or limit its impact.
  
• Preparedness: actions that seek to protect lives, property, and the environment. These actions consist of plans, procedures and resource development in advance
  
• Response: begins when an event occurs. A response is the timely application of preparedness activities to protect the population, limit damage, and stabilise the incident.
  
• Recovery: begins as the disaster is ending and continues until the community returns to normal. Immediate goals are often to restore infrastructure within the community, but the overarching goal is the return of the community's quality of life.
  

Contact Emergency Management

General Inquiries:
Phone: 403-320-3800
Email: firedepartment@lethbridge.ca