1. Emergency Management in Ontario
Thunder Bay District Municipal League, Thunder Bay, ON
October, 2017
Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management

2. Minister Marie-France Lalonde
Who are we?
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services (MCSCS)
Ontario Provincial Province (OPP)
Provincial Correctional Services
Coroners Office
Office of the Fire Marshal and
Emergency Management (OFMEM)
Minister Marie-France Lalonde

3. Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (OFMEM)
Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC)
Field Operations
Planning and Program Development
Coordination, planning, and response with other Ministries, NGO’s, and various stakeholders
PEOC – Proactively monitors municipalities, province, Canada, and the world 24/7
Routine Monitoring
Enhanced Monitoring
Activation
Response Coordination
Coordinate Ontario Government response to major emergencies
Single point of contact for provincial assistance in times of crisis
Provincial Resources:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Response Team (CBRNE)
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team (HUSAR)
Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT)

4. Organizational Chart (OFMEM)
Fire Marshal and Chief, Emergency Management
Executive Office
Director, Emergency Management
EM Field Operations
Planning and Program Development
Director, Standards, Training & Public Education
Technical Services
Ontario Fire College
Academic Standards & Evaluation
Public Education
EM Training
Deputy Marshal
Fire Investigation Services
Field Advisory Services
Director, Administration & Business Services
Business Support Services
Data Application & Technical Services
Resources Management
Fire Marshal and Chief of Emergency Management: Ross Nichols
Director of EM: Michael Morton

5. Promises Made, Promises Kept
Establish new Branch direction
Significant investment in development of business plan, branch priorities and learning strategy
Enhance engagement with stakeholders
Strengthened engagement with stakeholders (renewed sector meeting model, establishment of Ministry Emergency Management Coordinating Committee, publication of newsletters, circulation of Director updates etc.)
Host a conference
Conference confirmed for October 24 and 25 and is sold out (300 people)
Business plan
ONReady Newsletter
First Fridays
Reestablishment of task specific Goups (i.e. IMS Working Group)
Live Stream of EM Conference
Learning Sessions (i.e. emerging trends, mass fatality are coming up)

6. EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT (EM)
Five Pillars of EM
Prevention, Mitigation, Preparedness, Response, Recovery
Principles of EM
Risk Management Approach, Continuity of Operations, Partnerships
Incident Management System

7. Incident Management System
Ideal for managing planned or unplanned events
Provides standardized structure, functions, processes and terminology
Can be used by government, emergency services, NGOs and the private sector
Visit for more information
Consistent with internationally recommended practices, Ontario has developed an Incident Management System (IMS) that provides standardized organizational structures, functions, processes and terminology for use at all levels of emergency response in Ontario. IMS addresses the need for coordinated responses to all types of incidents and has been developed with input from more than 30 emergency response organizations from Ontario.
Emergency Management Doctrine for Ontario
IMS Doctrine for Ontario

8. Headquarters/PEOC
Headquarters – Forensic Services and Coroner’s Complex (FSCC) site at 25 Morton Shulman Avenue, Downsview – Toronto
PEOC – Proactively monitors municipalities, province, Canada, and the world 24/7
Routine Monitoring
Enhanced Monitoring
Activation
Response Coordination
Coordinate Ontario Government response to major emergencies
Single point of contact for provincial assistance in times of crisis
Provincial Resources:
Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and Explosive Response Team (CBRNE)
Heavy Urban Search and Rescue Team (HUSAR)
Emergency Medical Assistance Team (EMAT)

9. Sector Map
Northern accommodations (i.e. training numbers)

10. Field Officers
Assist municipalities to maintain their emergency management program as mandated by the Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act
Monitor and support each municipality's progress throughout the year working towards compliance (within sector)
Respond to emergency events

11. Advice and Assistance from Field Officers
Day to day operations:
Facilitate and Support Training
Presentations
Public education
Committees and Working Groups
Network with various stakeholders
Questions, concerns, feedback
Emergency events:
Deploy and respond to emergencies/significant events
Liaise with officials in affected community to provide support
Provide assistance to the PEOC and involved ministries
Coordinate deployed provincial resources

12. Legislation Emergency Management and Civil Protection Act (EMCPA)
Ontario Regulation 380/04
Order in Council (1157/2009) – Assigning specific hazards to Ministries
**The 2017 Compliance Guide was issued to CEMCs in February of this year and clearly states what is required for compliance in 2017**

13. Mandated Components Community Emergency Management Coordinator (CEMC)
Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
Municipal Emergency Control Group (MECG) – sometimes referred to as Community Control Group (CCG)
Emergency Management Program Committee (EMPC)
Emergency Information Officer
Emergency Plan with mandated components
Identification of Critical Infrastructure
Conduct a Hazard and Risk Assessment (HIRA)
Plan and Program Bylaw

14. Other Requirements
Public education and awareness on risks to public safety and preparedness for emergencies
Emergency Management Program Committee
Annual review of the EM program, plan, Critical Infrastructure, and HIRA
Plan/review of training, exercises, public education, updates to plan, etc.
MECG
Annual exercise
Annual training (four hours)
All members must complete
Alternates are not in legislation but a best practice
**Training as designated by OFMEM**

15. Declarations Head of Council or Premier can declare an emergency
Termination of declaration by Head of Council, Council, or Premier
Some Municipal Bylaws state that Head of Council should consult the MECG prior to declaration
Can be made for various reasons (not exclusive to natural disasters) and may be due to a situation that is occurring or impending
WSIB coverage for volunteers
Make decisions outside of Municipal Bylaws
To declare/terminate a signed form is faxed to the PEOC
A declaration is not required to implement the local emergency plan or access provincial supports (i.e. deployment of a Field Officer)
For further information refer to the Declaration Info Sheet provided by OFMEM or contact your Field Officer
Common Misconceptions:
Have to meet physically with MECG
Have to be maxed out
Something has to be actively occurring
Have to meet certain thresholds
That people will panic
It will look like the municipality has lost control
Can’t utilize the ERP without declaring

17. Questions? Sharon Bak, Field Officer
Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management
640 Mountdale Avenue, Thunder Bay, ON 
P7E 6G8
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