Prepare for an Emergency

The City of Steinbach first adopted an "Emergency Plan" in 1989, together with the R.M. of Hanover.  The Emergency Plan covers emergency situations such as hazardous product fires & spills, explosive hazards, dangerous goods, winter storm hazards, and severe summer storms.

To view the Emergency Plan, please contact the City of Steinbach.

Please note: These are large files and may take some time to view / download.

The City has developed an Emergency Operations Centre as part of the Steinbach Fire Hall.

The City of Steinbach has an Emergency Operations Centre Team that is responsible for implementing the Emergency Plan to prevent or limit the loss of life, harm or damage to the safety, health or welfare of people, damage to property or the environment when an emergency grows beyond the day to day emergency situations normally handled by the Fire Department, Police, Ambulance and/or Public Works.  Regular training and exercises are held to test and enhance the emergency plan and our response. 

If you are interested in volunteering on the Emergency Operations Centre Team, please contact City Hall at 225 Reimer Avenue, 204-326-9877 or click the button below to fill out the online contact form and select "Emergency Operations Centre" for the Department.

If a disaster occurred would you be able to provide for your family for 72 hours?

The City encourages everyone to have emergency supplies on hand should they be cut off from others or without utilities for up to 72 hours. Find out what should be in your kit below!

Basic Emergency Kit: 

• Water – at least two litres of water per person per day. Include small bottles that can be carried easily in case of an evacuation order
• Food that won’t spoil, such as canned food, energy bars and dried foods (remember to replace the food and water once a year)
• Manual can-opener
• Wind-up or battery-powered flashlight (and extra batteries)
• Wind-up or battery-powered radio (and extra batteries)
• First aid kit
• Special items such as prescription medications, infant formula and equipment for people with disabilities
• Extra keys for your car and house
• Some cash in smaller bills, such as $10 bills

Are you and your family prepared for an emergency?

For more information on Emergency Preparedness, visit the Government of Canada website by clicking the button below.