City of Brantford is joining communities across Canada in recognizing Emergency Preparedness Week, which runs from May 5 to 10, 2025.
Following this year’s theme of “Be prepared. Know the risks,” the City is encouraging residents to consider potential risks from extreme weather, floods, fires and hazardous material accidents, as well as disruptions to utilities and information technology.
As part of Emergency Preparedness Week, the City of Brantford and Brantford Fire Department is offering residents a chance to win a vehicle emergency kit (valued at $100). Visit the City of Brantford’s Instagram page on Monday, May 5, 2025 and correctly answer the emergency preparedness trivia question for a chance to win. All correct responses will be entered into a random draw. Entrants must be a resident of Brantford. The contest closes on Saturday, May 10, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. The winner will be announced on the City’s Instagram page on Monday, May 12, 2025. The prize must be picked up with valid ID at the City’s Number 1 Fire Hall, located at 60 Clarence St.
“Emergency Preparedness Week is a great time for residents to sit down and prepare for different types of potential emergencies,” said Kris Lutzi, Community Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Brantford. “This should include making a plan, updating emergency contacts, assembling an emergency kit and protecting their home from the elements.”
To better prepare yourself during emergencies, residents are encouraged to:
- Stay alert and connected by downloading a weather alert app, updating emergency contacts and creating a network of support by getting to know neighbours
- Learn about the different risks and precautions for each, as well as what may be required of you during an evacuation or shelter-in-place situation.
- Refresh emergency kits with appropriate seasonal items and take measures to protect your home from potential extreme weather events in the upcoming months (e.g. removing dead or rotting vegetation, sealing your home against drafts, testing your sump pump).
