City of Port Moody

The City regularly conducts Hazard, Risk, and Vulnerability Analysis (HRVA) to identify potential hazards that could affect our community, such as severe weather, wildfires, or industrial accidents. We look at how likely each hazard is to occur and what the impacts could be on people, property, infrastructure, and essential services. This process also helps us identify who or what might be most at risk. The HRVA is updated regularly to help us focus our resources, improve preparedness, and reduce the impact of emergencies on the community.

Port Moody has plans for various types of emergency situations, including evacuation, extreme weather, wild and interface fires, windstorms, debris and hazardous material. During emergencies, City staff will use any one of these plans to mitigate and manage the emergency. Emergency Program Staff regularly review and practice the plans to make sure they meet the needs of the growing community and the changing disaster landscape.

The City of Port Moody has an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) that it utilizes during large emergency or disasters. The EOC serves as a central coordination hub for response and recovery efforts. Trained staff manage resources and facilitate communication between various agencies and levels of government to ensure an effective, coordinated response to a crisis or disaster. To ensure the EOC is ready for any situation, staff complete regular training and emergency exercises that are mandated by the provincial government.