The City’s emergency plan has been updated.

At last week’s City council meeting, a resolution to adopt the City of Thompson’s 2015 Emergency Plan was carried unanimously.

Director of Fire and Public Safety John Maskerine says the plan is reviewed and updated on an annual basis. He says there are only slight changes in the plan, including updating the list of City employees, and upgrades made to equipment.

The plan is normally updated in April, but slipped under the radar this year, and was brought to council last week.

The plan is submitted to the Emergency Measures Unit in Winnipeg, and allows them to know what emergency equipment Thompson has, including manpower, and what emergencies we can handle. 

Some of the emergency situations include a forest fire, mine accident, chemical accident, and power failure.