Week # 2: About NSEMO
Jan 26th, 2012 by tahmineh
The North shore has a population of over 120 000 residents and is situated on the north side of the Greater Vancouver region. It offers arguably one of the most beautiful urban backdrops in the world and has a variety of communities contained within it from single family housing to high rise apartments.
The North Shore Emergency Management Office known as NSEMO (formerly the North and West Vancouver Emergency Program) was created in 1978 after the North Vancouver Emergency Measures Organization and the West Vancouver Emergency Program were combined. Serving the North Shore community through a single office provides improved efficiencies and effectiveness for emergency management programs, an increased volunteer pool, and most importantly coordinated planning, response, and recovery strategies.
NSEMO gives service on three fronts to guarantee the highest level of emergency readiness for the North Shore: municipal emergency preparedness, community emergency preparedness, and volunteer emergency response teams. NSEMO utilizes over 150 public safety lifeline volunteers in six unique groups: Emergency Social Services, North Shore Rescue, Emergency Education Instructors, Emergency Communications Team, General Services Unit, and the Emergency Management Team.
Hi,
It’s great to read about the NSEMO.
Can you also post a summary of the progress you made this week? For example, do you have a tentative schedule of tasks for the coming weeks?
Regards,
SN