Emergency Preparedness is our own responsibility!  Get yourself and your family ready for all sorts of emergencies!

The best way to deal with an emergency is to prepare for it.

  • Are you ready to evacuate your home?
  • Are you ready to be confined to your home?
  • Are you ready to survive without basic services like water, gas, electricity, or phone?
  • Are you ready to be confined to your workplace?

This web page may be used as a source of information to help you prepare and plan for emergencies in the City of Markham. Emergencies happen. Are you ready?

take these steps to prepare for an emergency:

  1. Know the risks in your community
  2. Make a plan with your family
  3. Make a 72-hour emergency kit
  4. Do not forget your pets!
  5. Grab n Go kits 

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