Explore Métis Cultural Fire and Home Safety

Fire has long played an important role in Métis culture, helping shape the land, support healthy ecosystems, and bring communities together.
 
Join us virtually on July 4 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. for Weaving of Ember, Flame & Ways of Knowing: Métis Cultural Fire with FireSmart Home Safety, featuring Cultural Knowledge Holder and Fire Keeper Steve Gjos & Cultural Knowledge Holder and Fire Practitioner David Hamilton.
 
Steve will share the cultural significance of fire and its role on the landscape, while David will explore how traditional knowledge can be woven together with modern FireSmart principles to help protect homes, camps, and cottages.
 
Learn how cultural teachings and practical fire safety can work together to support safer, more resilient communities.
 
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MNO Emergency Management

MNO Emergency Management Guidelines

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  • A situation or an impending situation that constitutes a danger of major proportions that could result in serious harm to persons or substantial damage to property and that is caused by the forces of nature, a disease or other health risk, an accident or an act whether intentional or otherwise
  • Emergency management is the ongoing process of preventing, planning for, responding to, and recovering from emergencies
  1. Prevention: Actions taken to prevent or reduce the impact of disasters
  2. Preparedness: Policies, programs, and plans developed before a crisis to ensure an effective response to a disaster
  3. Response: Actions taken during and immediately after a disaster to protect lives and property
  4. Recovery: Efforts to rebuild and restore after a disaster, including long-term support and identifying lessons learnt
  1. Ontario Emergency Alert
  2. Canada Public Weather Alerts
  3. Ontario Active Wildfire map
  4. Ontario Wildfire Information
  5. Air Quality Ontario
  6. Earthquake Notification System
  1. Fire in your community or immediate medical assistance: 911
  2. Reporting a wildfire: 310-FIRE (3473)
  3. Information on road closures and conditions: 511
  1. Be Prepared for an Emergency
  2. Make an emergency plan for your home online
  3. Ensure everyone’s safety during an emergency
  4. Evacuation Tip Sheet

Provincial Financial Assistance

  1. Apply for emergency assistance
  2. Apply for disaster recovery assistance

Federal Financial Assistance

  1. Disaster Assistance Programs – Federal programs by Topic
  2. Help for individuals affected by hazardous weather and natural disasters

Food Insecurity Assistance

  1. Find a Food Bank
  1. ONE MNO Navigators
  2. Please reach out to One MNO at: 1-800-263-4889 Ext. 7 or email us at: ContactUs@metisnation.org

Wildfire Preparedness

  1. Wildfires: Before, During & After
  2. Wildfire Smoke and Health
  3. Build cost effective air filter
  4. Air Purifier to improve indoor Air
  5. Three Steps to WildFIRE Smart Home

Preparedness Tools

  1. Emergency Preparedness
  2. Emergency preparedness in high-rise buildings
  3. Fire Insurance
  4. Ensure everyone’s safety during an emergency
  5. Create an Emergency Plan

Extreme Heat Preparedness

  1. Heat-related illnesses 
  2. Home Heat Protection
  3. Apartment and Condo heat Protection

Flood Preparedness 

  1. Get Flood Ready
  2. Home Flood Protection
  1. Build an emergency preparedness kit
  2. Evacuation Kit List
  3. Pocket Guide Red Cross
  4. Evacuations and your mental health
  5. Wildfire Recovery
  6. How To Recover After an Emergency
  7. Flyer: Power Outage Safety 2024
  8. Flyer: Severe weather 2024

MNO Emergency Management Newsletter

Learn more about to the new quarterly Emergency Prevention and Preparation newsletter, designed to help support citizens prepare for emergencies before they happen – thus transforming potential emergencies into relatively controlled and planned-for events.