RDN News Release - Emergency Preparedness Week and Community Wildfire Preparedness Day 2025

Emergency Preparedness Week May 4 - 10, 2025
Emergency Preparedness Week is a national awareness initiative and opportunity for residents to act to be better prepared to protect themselves, their families and their community during an emergency. This year, the theme is Be Prepared. Know Your Risks. The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) encourages everyone to learn about the hazards within the RDN and the actions they can take before and during an emergency. We should all be ready to take care of ourselves for a minimum of 72 hours when an emergency happens. Having a plan helps us be prepared and self-sufficient until help is available.

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day May 3, 2025
Also during May is Wildfire Community Preparedness Day. On May 3, residents are encouraged to take actions that increase their home, neighbourhood and community's resilience to wildfire. As the dry season approaches, now is the time to clean up yards and do a FireSmart assessment of your home and property. Being FireSmart is all about living with and managing wildfire risk. FireSmart principles are effective at reducing risk to life and property in the most extreme wildfire conditions across Canada, including in the Regional District of Nanaimo.