2020 Annual Report

City of Chilliwack 26 STRATEGIC GOAL #9: COMMUNITY SAFETY Safety encompasses a wide range of services, including fire safety, comprehensive emergency management plans and training. It also includes supporting RCMP initiatives and improving traffic safety. HOW WE WILL GET THERE WHAT WE ACHIEVED IN 2020 FIRE AND LIFE SAFETY Provide effective fire and life safety education to the community and increase safety in multi-family residential and gated communities ✓ Delivered 92 fire safety and emergency preparedness education sessions to 4,395+ people. ✓ Community Risk Reduction programs continued to be developed, including the Community Risk Assessment which is currently 65% complete. ✓ 114 multi-family residential buildings currently on the fire and life safety upgrade program with 72% of the upgrades completed. EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS Prepare for response and recovery of the City in times of disaster and work with First Nations to integrate emergency plans ✓ Exercised the Emergency Response and Recovery Plan through response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Fraser River freshet. ✓ Participated in emergency management training sessions with two First Nations and completed an emergency exercise with another. ✓ Developing a working plan for departmental continuity plans. ✓ Worked with three First Nations on integrated emergency planning, response and recovery activities. Met extensively with two First Nations on COVID-19 and Fraser River freshet. FIREFIGHTERS Continued firefighter staffing requirement planning and increase quality and quantity of firefighter training and education ✓ Resilient Minds mental wellness program completed by 40 firefighters. ✓ Training and equipment provided to Firehall 3 (Yarrow) to deliver vehicle rescue and extraction services. ✓ On-site work continued on the fire training centre. ✓ Two firefighters hired in 2020. ✓ In-service time for Engine 4 (Sardis) was 100%.