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Emergency planning can help prevent an emergency from becoming a disaster. Learn what you can do to keep your family safe in the event of an emergency.

Emergency Public Awareness Program

Visit the Region of Durham and Emergency Management Ontario for tips to help you prepare for an emergency, including how to:

  • Make a plan
  • Build a kit
  • Stay informed

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Emergency Plan

The Township of Brock Emergency Plan outlines the roles and responsibilities of Council and staff if an emergency is declared by the Mayor.

Hazard Identification

There are a number of potential hazards that could result in an emergency.

Natural Hazards

The following natural hazards could result in a state of emergency in the Township of Brock:

  • Flooding from Lake Simcoe, Beaver and Talbot Rivers, Whites Creek, Trent-Severn Waterway as well as many tributaries
  • Extreme cold weather
  • Heavy rain
  • Snow fall and ice storms
  • High winds
  • Electrical storms
  • Heat waves

Technological Hazards

The following technological hazards exist in the Township of Brock:

  • Communication facility failures (land line and cellular telephone infrastructure such as transmission towers)
  • Electrical transmission towers and substations that supply power

Man-made Hazards

The following man-made hazards exist in the Township of Brock:

  • Highway, regional and township road networks that support heavy goods movements and seasonal increases in traffic
  • Canadian National Railway, which bisects Beaverton and is close to shoreline residential areas carrying significant volumes of heavy goods and chemicals
  • Infrastructure (buildings, equipment and bridges)

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    Cannington ON L0E 1E0

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