Summer Safety Resources
Stay Cool this Summer Learn How You Can Be Prepared
On Vancouver Island, we are lucky to experience mild temperatures and climates year-round. Rarely do we experience extreme heat, intense wild fires, or other emergencies during the summer months, unlike other parts of our province and country—however, it never hurts to be prepared!
Whether you are staying local this summer or planning a trip, please take the time to review these summer safety resources and talk about them with your children and families.
Extreme Heat & Heat Warnings
- PreparedBC Extreme Heat Preparedness Guide – includes information about getting prepared for extreme heat events and what to do as temperatures rise.
- BC Provincial Heat Alert and Response System (BC HARS): 2024 – contains information about heat events and criteria for the two alert levels: 1) heat warning and 2) extreme heat emergency.
- More resources from Island Health
- Find a cooling centre through the EmergencyMapBC
Wildfires
- BC Wildfire App – provides up-to-date wildfire information, helping you stay informed about wildfires and wildfire-related events and conditions across B.C.
Mental Health
- If you are concerned that you or someone you know is in immediate risk, call 9-1-1 immediately.
- erase (Expect Respect & a Safe Education) Mental Health and Well-being Resources
- Healthy, Safe, and Caring Schools website
General & Home Emergency Preparedness
- Emergency Ready Planner – an online tool to help families create a personalized emergency ready plan.
- Master of Disaster – Youth Emergency Preparedness – a free classroom program designed to help students in Grades 4-8 learn about emergency preparedness, including floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and tsunamis.
- PreparedBC Resources for People with Disabilities Guide
- Emergency Preparedness on a Budget
- Other guides and resources
Thank you for being prepared and staying safe. We wish you a fun and restful summer break!
Greater Victoria School District No. 61
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community@sd61.bc.ca