Durham residents needed for emergency preparedness survey

Whitby, Ontario – To better serve the community, The Region of Durham, in collaboration with the Social Research Centre at Ontario Tech University, want to know more about residents’ understanding of nuclear emergency preparedness.

Where: Complete the Nuclear Emergency Preparedness Resident Survey online until July 2023.

Why: The Region of Durham co-ordinates regional emergency responses, maintains the nuclear public alerting system, and leads various emergency preparedness drills and exercises. This year’s survey will help determine how much residents know about general and nuclear emergency preparedness. The information gathered from the survey directly assists and influences planning and public education initiatives. Durham is committed to making sure residents are informed and ready in the event of an emergency.

Residents who participated in previous years’ surveys are encouraged to take part this year once again. The survey is open to all Durham 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. For more information and to complete the survey please visit bit.ly/nuclearpreparedness2023.

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