Durham residents invited to participate in this year’s emergency preparedness survey

Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham, in collaboration with the Social Research Centre at Ontario Tech University, are once again conducting a survey to gather information about residents’ understanding of nuclear emergency preparedness.

Where: Complete the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Resident Survey, until July 2022.

Why: The Region of Durham is committed to making sure residents are educated and informed in the event of an emergency. This includes co-ordinating regional emergency response, maintaining the nuclear public alerting system, and undertaking drills and exercises. This survey will help to find out how much residents know about general and nuclear emergency preparedness. The information gathered from the survey will assist with planning and program evaluation in the future.

Residents who participated in last year’s survey are encouraged to take part this year once again. This survey is open to all Durham Region residents 18-years and older. To help ensure the best quality data, Durham Emergency Management is seeking a diverse range and large number of participants from all Durham Region municipalities. Participants who complete the survey can enter to win an emergency preparedness kit or a gift card.

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