Emergency Response Plan

Central Elgin has an emergency response plan to provide elected officials, staff, and emergency responders with guidelines for responding to an emergency situation.

An emergency is an abnormal situation which threatens the health, safety, welfare and property of a community, and requires a coordinated and controlled response from elected officials, personnel, and emergency response agencies.

The emergencies most likely to occur in Central Elgin are:

• blizzards
• cold waves
• crop disasters
• explosions
• floods
• frost and freeze-ups
• hazardous chemical spills
• heat waves
• high winds
• ice jams
• ice storms
• power failures
• severe thunderstorms
• snow storms
• structural collapses
• tornadoes
• torrential rains
• transportation accidents (rail and road) involving hazardous materials
• urban fires
• water pollution