Emergency Management Program

The Fire Chief is the Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC) and the Deputy Chiefs are alternates for the City of Niagara Falls. The CEMC is responsible for providing the forum for training, exercising and assembling the Emergency Management Team together in times of crisis. In December 2021, the compliance package was submitted to the Chief of Emergency Management of Ontario indicating that the City of Niagara Falls complied with all of the 15 annual requirements as set out in the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the NFFD was unable to provide formal public education events in the community during Emergency Preparedness Week. Staff used the opportunity to promote public health messaging from both the provincial and municipal levels to residents in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within our community.Social media, the municipal website and other messaging mediums (electronic signboard) were utilized to reach the public.