Port Hardy Emergency

Reminder! The Kwakiutl and Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw First Nations emergency siren systems will be tested this morning at 10 am. Please expect to hear the test sirens alarms if you are in the immediate and neighbouring areas. Thank you.

Reminder! The Kwakiutl and Gwa'Sala-'Nakwaxda'xw First Nations Nations will be testing the emergency siren system this coming Thursday, May 6 at 10:00 am. Please expect to hear the test sirens during this time if you are in the immediate or neighbouring areas.

Find out how you and your family can be better prepared for an emergency! https://porthardy.ca/2021/05/03/emergency-preparedness-week/

Non-essential travel between regional zones is not allowed. Until May 25, police can set up road checks on highways that connect travel regions there will be ...no random individual stops. Anyone travelling for non-essential reasons can be: directed to turn around fined up to $575 by police and other provincial enforcement officials For a list of reasons for essential travel and questions the police may ask: https://news.gov.bc.ca/24322 Learn more: gov.bc.ca/covidtravel

Notice - Tsunami Siren System Tests Scheduled for May 6, 2021 The Kwakiutl and Gwa'Sala-'Naxwada'xw First Nations will be testing their emergency tsunami siren systems at 10 am, Thursday May 6th. Please expect to hear the test sirens if you are in the immediate and neighbouring areas during this time.

Until we have sufficient community immunity, help reduce the burden on the health-care system by not gathering indoors with people we don’t live with, avoiding all non-essential travel by staying local, and staying home when sick. Your efforts to stick to these principles are a show of support for our frontline workers. And they need all that support more than ever right now.

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PRESS RELEASE: Fire at Town Park Apartments - January 17, 2021 Subject: Port Hardy Fire Rescue responds to fire at Town Park Apartments after multiple calls to ...911 and reports of people jumping from windows. Closed hallway doors limit fire spread to single hallway. Fire remains under investigation. At approximately 2330hrs Sunday evening, fire crews were paged to a report of a structure fire at Town Park Apartments, with dispatch reports of multiple calls to 911 and people jumping from windows. Within minutes, Fire Chief Borg and Deputy Chief Texmo arrived on scene and identified an active fire on the second floor and multiple persons requiring medical attention. Incoming units were instructed to mount a rapid fire attack, while Port McNeill Fire Rescue was paged for mutual aid support and additional ambulances were directed to the scene. Ladder 17 arrived on scene shortly after and quickly initiated a fire attack, with teams making entry to the second floor to search for the seat of the fire. Attack teams found an active fire within the second floor hallway and worked to extinguish the flames and lingering hotspots with handlines and thermal imaging cameras. Meanwhile, additional incoming units and apparatus were directed to begin a rapid primary search of units on all three floors to confirm all persons were out of the building. In addition, ventilation was established to clear the building of smoke and heat. Unfortunately, the building sustained significant fire, smoke, and water damage and residents are being supported by Emergency Social Services at this time. However, and thankfully, the burn area largely was contained to the second-floor hallway, and despite the significant heat generated by this fire, most units suffered only some smoke and water damage and avoided direct fire damage. Last night's call is a perfect example of the fire prevention lesson on closed doors: as illustrated in the attached photo, closing a bedroom door or a door to a suite during a fire can significantly help in limiting fire spread and damage. Many times, the best action to take during a fire is to close the door and place a towel at the bottom. This can help to maintain the viability of a room while firefighters arrive and work to establish ladders for rescue, preventing the need for jumping. At this time the cause of the fire is uncertain and remains under investigation. Anyone with knowledge or information about this incident is asked to contact Port Hardy RCMP at 250-949-6335. First and foremost a big thank you to our crews for their work through the night on this call - of the 30 members we had on scene, most did not clean up and return home to bed until 4am, having to get up a few hours later to go to work. Second, a big thank you to our mutual aid support from Port McNeill Fire Rescue - their six sets of hands on scene last night helped make much easier work. Third, a thank you to BCEHS, RCMP, and BC Hydro for their support on scene, as always. And finally, a thanks to our ESS team in Port Hardy for helping all persons displaced by this fire. As we continue to navigate this pandemic and these challenging times, Port Hardy Fire is always here for the community. Media inquiries please contact: Adam Harding Information Officer [email protected] Brent Borg Fire Chief [email protected] #porthardy #structurefire #closebeforeyoudoze

January 14, 2021 wind warning https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

Sharing on behalf of the Kwakiutl First Nation Starting today and for the next 2 weeks a security checkpoint has been established at Tsakis Way. Please note that all other access such as Thomas Point and Wagalus School are now closed. Please follow the 3 W's: Watch your distance, Wash your hands and Wear a mask. Stay safe everyone.

January 11, 2021 wind warning https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

Jan 4, 2021- Wind Warning Continues https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

January 10, 2021 wind warning https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

Wind warning January 3, 2021 https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

Last update: power is on ! Have a great night all #BCHydro Latest updates available for:... Northern Last updated: Dec 30, 5:04 p.m. Northern Crews are on their way to an outage affecting 7,000 customers on Northern Vancouver Island, including Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Alert Bay and Fort Rupert. Patrols have identified a tree on our transmission line and crews are hoping to have power restored to the area by 10 p.m. Please continue to check back for the latest info as it becomes available https://www.bchydro.com/power-out//outage-conditions.html Check out BC hydro for updates on the power outage https://www.bchydro.com/power-outages/app/outage-map.html

Wind Warning December 29, 2020 https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html

Wind warning December 24 https://weather.gc.ca/warnings/report_e.html