Safety
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The City is committed to protecting life, property, and commerce from disruptions and loss associated from human-caused and natural hazards, disasters, and other threats to public health and safety.
Natural hazards that could impact Ontario include earthquakes, flooding, fire, wind, and climate-related hazards. Man-made hazards include hazardous materials, noise, and crime. A clear management framework for emergency services is essential to adequately plan for and respond to these hazards
The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) and Vulnerability Assessment Report (VA) (see “Downloadable Files” below) are incorporated by reference”
Purpose
The Safety Element:
- Identifies potential hazards.
- Provides background on the history of hazards and the likelihood of future changes to these hazards.
- Provides policies that increase resilience of residents, businesses, workers, and visitors.
- Provides policies to reduce the level of property loss due to a potential disaster.
- Provides a framework for emergency management.
Principles
The City believes:
- It is the role of government to minimize exposure to natural and human-caused hazards.
- A safe and healthy environment is necessary to build and maintain a sustainable, resilient, and prosperous Ontario.
- Reduction in the loss of life, injury, private property damage, infrastructure damage, economic losses and social dislocation can be achieved through planning, preparedness, and response.
- Interdepartmental and inter-jurisdictional coordination and collaboration are necessary to be resilient to everyday emergencies and major disasters.