CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — The City of Charlottetown Emergency Measures team reminds the public of the importance of 72-hour preparedness, as emergencies can happen at any time.
The public is encouraged to prepare for all types of emergencies such as hurricanes, flooding, blizzards or other events that may mean days without electricity or other utilities and potential delays in emergency response or access to supplies.
Prepare a 72-hour emergency kit and ensure everyone in the household knows where the emergency kit is located.
Citizens are responsible for ensuring they are able to receive updates from emergency personnel, utility crews and the municipality in an emergency.
One of the ways to ensure that communication remains open is to source a radio that can function in a power outage, such as a battery powered or crank radio.
To sign up for emergency alerts through the Charlottetown Alert System, visit Charlottetown.ca and click Alert System under Resident Services.
If assistance is required while signing up or accessing an account, call 902-629-4000 during office hours.
For more information on preparing for emergencies, visit getprepared.gc.ca.
Emergency kit items should include:
- A supply of water for between three and seven days
- Non-perishable food
- A stocked First Aid kit
- Prescription and non-prescription medicines
- Formula, diapers and other baby supplies, if needed
- A manual can opener
- Toiletries
- Battery-powered radios and flashlights with extra batteries
- Blankets and a change of clothing for each household member (in case of evacuation)
- Candles and matches or a lighter
- Cash
- A charged cell phone
