{"id":1455,"date":"2023-01-04T16:53:49","date_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:53:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/?p=1455"},"modified":"2023-01-04T16:55:56","modified_gmt":"2023-01-04T21:55:56","slug":"emergency-preparedness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/emergency-preparedness\/","title":{"rendered":"Emergency Preparedness"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--themify_builder_content-->\n<div id=\"themify_builder_content-1455\" data-postid=\"1455\" class=\"themify_builder_content themify_builder_content-1455 themify_builder tf_clear\">\n    \t\t\t<!-- module_row -->\n\t<div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_row themify_builder_row tb_38i6943 tb_first tf_w tf_clearfix\">\n\t    \t\t\t<div class=\"row_inner col_align_top tb_col_count_1 tf_box tf_rel\">\n\t\t            <div  data-lazy=\"1\" class=\"module_column tb-column col-full tb_mw1j944 first\">\n                                                        <div class=\"tb-column-inner tf_box tf_w\">\n                        <!-- module text -->\n<div  class=\"module module-text tb_cy7m997   \" data-lazy=\"1\">\n        <div  class=\"tb_text_wrap\">\n    <div>Emergency Ready: a plan for all seasons<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>What was Toronto\u2019s worst storm? The 1999 snowstorm that buried the city under 118 cm of snow? The flood of July 2013 that saw snakes on the GO train? No, it was Hurricane Hazel in 1954.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Flooding in the region was intense. Highway 400 was under three meters of water by the Holland Marsh; the Humber River overflowed its banks; and thousands were left homeless.\u00a0 The GTA is considerably more densely populated now than it was 65 years ago, and property owners and managers have a responsibility to be prepared for similar (hopefully not so substantial) events.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Whether it\u2019s a significant weather event, or something as minor as several flooded bathrooms, every building or building complex needs a comprehensive emergency response plan (ERP). Key considerations for the development of an effective ERP Include:<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Property managers and the Board of Directors will need to work closely ERP development<\/li>\n<li>A good ERP is a living document that is regularly reviewed<\/li>\n<li>Tasks and responsibilities should be clearly defined<\/li>\n<li>Details matter: contact lists, building plans, key numbers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[*]<\/a>What we\u2019ve seen is that property managers have multiple roles in emergency preparedness,\u201d says Ermidio Alves, President of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Management Leaders. \u201cManagers need to ensure there is an overall building-wide plan and all that goes along with that, but they also need to ensure that residents are part of the plan, both in individual units and as wardens.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you need help developing a plan for your building(s) contact us and we\u2019ll help develop a customized plan based on our experience.<\/p>\n<p>Resources<\/p>\n<p>The Canadian government has a resource-filled website with tips and ideas for emergency preparedness. It covers topics related to the most common Canadian emergencies: power outages and floods. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getprepared.gc.ca\">www.getprepared.gc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Similarly, the Ontario government has lots of practical ideas for a wide variety of potential emergencies. \u00a0Through this page you can also learn about disaster relief assistance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/emergency-preparedness\">www.ontario.ca\/page\/emergency-preparedness<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Insurance information is available through the Insurance Bureau of Canada at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibc.ca\">www.ibc.ca<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><\/a><\/p>    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- \/module text -->                    <\/div>\n                            <\/div>\n            \t    <\/div>\n\t    <!-- \/row_inner -->\n\t<\/div>\n\t<!-- \/module_row -->\n\t<\/div>\n<!--\/themify_builder_content-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Emergency Ready: a plan for all seasons \u00a0 What was Toronto\u2019s worst storm? The 1999 snowstorm that buried the city under 118 cm of snow? The flood of July 2013 that saw snakes on the GO train? No, it was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. \u00a0 Flooding in the region was intense. Highway 400 was under [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1458,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1455","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorised-en","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"builder_content":"Emergency Ready: a plan for all seasons \u00a0 What was Toronto\u2019s worst storm? The 1999 snowstorm that buried the city under 118 cm of snow? The flood of July 2013 that saw snakes on the GO train? No, it was Hurricane Hazel in 1954. \u00a0 Flooding in the region was intense. Highway 400 was under three meters of water by the Holland Marsh; the Humber River overflowed its banks; and thousands were left homeless.\u00a0 The GTA is considerably more densely populated now than it was 65 years ago, and property owners and managers have a responsibility to be prepared for similar (hopefully not so substantial) events. \u00a0 Whether it\u2019s a significant weather event, or something as minor as several flooded bathrooms, every building or building complex needs a comprehensive emergency response plan (ERP). Key considerations for the development of an effective ERP Include: <ul> <li>Property managers and the Board of Directors will need to work closely ERP development<\/li> <li>A good ERP is a living document that is regularly reviewed<\/li> <li>Tasks and responsibilities should be clearly defined<\/li> <li>Details matter: contact lists, building plans, key numbers<\/li> <\/ul> <p><a href=\"#_edn1\" name=\"_ednref1\">[*]<\/a>What we\u2019ve seen is that property managers have multiple roles in emergency preparedness,\u201d says Ermidio Alves, President of Coldwell Banker Real Estate Management Leaders. \u201cManagers need to ensure there is an overall building-wide plan and all that goes along with that, but they also need to ensure that residents are part of the plan, both in individual units and as wardens.\u201d<\/p> <p>If you need help developing a plan for your building(s) contact us and we\u2019ll help develop a customized plan based on our experience.<\/p> <p>Resources<\/p> <p>The Canadian government has a resource-filled website with tips and ideas for emergency preparedness. It covers topics related to the most common Canadian emergencies: power outages and floods. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.getprepared.gc.ca\">www.getprepared.gc.ca<\/a><\/p> <p>Similarly, the Ontario government has lots of practical ideas for a wide variety of potential emergencies. \u00a0Through this page you can also learn about disaster relief assistance. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ontario.ca\/page\/emergency-preparedness\">www.ontario.ca\/page\/emergency-preparedness<\/a><\/p> <p>Insurance information is available through the Insurance Bureau of Canada at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibc.ca\">www.ibc.ca<\/a><\/p> <p><a href=\"#_ednref1\" name=\"_edn1\"><\/a><\/p>","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1455"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1457,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1455\/revisions\/1457"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1458"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1455"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1455"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.remleaders.com\/devel\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1455"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}