Emergency Social Services

Emergency Preparedness Guide. 72 hours is Your Family Prepared?(PDF)

Emergency Social Services is another critical component of SEP. Volunteer members trained in the provision of emergency food, clothing, and shelter, whether for one family, a neighbourhood, or most of the community.
Primary Services
Emergency Food
Clothing
Lodging
Family Reunification
Specialized Services
Personal Services
Volunteer Services
Communications
First Aid
Health Services
Public Information
Financial Services
Child Care
Pet Care
Transportation

In our community your local ESS volunteers plan for and deliver emergency social services.

Emergency Social Services (ESS), is an emergency response program made up of individuals who share a common goal of assisting people in an emergency.

ESS provides services on a short-term basis (generally for 72 hours) to preserve the emotional and physical well being of evacuees and response workers in emergency situations.

Emergency management is defined as an organized effort to mitigate against, prepare for, respond to, and recover from an emergency and /or disaster. The purpose of emergency management is to save lives,reduce suffering,protect property,protect the environment and reduce economic and social losses.

The ESS Program plays an important role in emergency management by:
Helping people remain independent and self-sufficient.
Helping people meet their basic survival needs during a disaster.
Reuniting families separated by disaster.
Providing people with accurate and up-to date information about the situation at hand.
Helping people re-establish themselves as quickly as possible after a disaster.
Helping a community work through the recovery process.

In Squamish we have a dedicated group of ESS volunteers who are always ready to respond. House fires are an emergency we respond to at any given time, whether it be holidays or weekends, we are ready to assist. We are there for emergencies such as flooding,interface fires,rock slides,unforeseen road closures and many more situations where people require assistance for food, clothing and lodging.

We also have plenty of room of more volunteers. You will receive lots of training all provided free of charge,including Level One First Aid and Food Safe. If you are interested in being a part of our very lively group please call Beryl Taylor,Emergency Social Services Director at 604.815.5060 or fax to 604.815.4316 or email to btaylor@squamish.ca. We would love to have you be a part of us. We have regular monthly meetings on the first Monday of each month.

We are a team that is very involved within our community and our next public event will be to provide food services for the Mid Summer Music Jamboree,on the Friday of the Loggers Sports weekend.

We also host the Loggers Days Parade and provide the food services for the Brackendale Fall Fair. We provide assistance for the Santa Parade, Test of Metal and many other local events. During these events where possible,we raise money for the Squamish Emergency Program Society.

We also offer Neighbourhood Preparedness Programs for strata corporations where everyone would be a little involved in creating a self-sufficient neighbourhood during a prolonged disaster. If you are interested in the Neighbourhood Preparedness Program, please contact Beryl Taylor.