Parkland Ambulance wants you to be prepared
Prince Albert has had its fair share of emergency situations including the big blackout in June of 2012, the major windstorm in Anglin Lake in July of 2012 and last summer’s oil spill into the North Saskatchewan River. Lyle Karasiuk with Parkland Ambulance said this is the time of year we should be taking stock of what’s around us.
“We often think that emergency services are going to look after [us] and don’t think for one second that they’re not but in a large scale disaster [like a tornado] … emergency services are going to look at life, safety and infrastructure first and getting those services there,” Karasiuk said.
This week marks emergency preparedness week and Parkland wants residents to be ready. Seventy-two hours is the general rule of thumb when it comes to emergency preparedness because when a disaster happens, it can take emergency services some time to set-up services or move people into shelters.
“We look back to the power failure several few years ago in the city, it was quite a few days where we were all without power. Fortunately it was in the summer time so we weren’t dealing with heating issues in our homes. It’s just that important thing of having bottled water, a kit ready and stuff that can make sure you’re self-sufficient,” Karasiuk said.