Emergency preparedness is important all year round. When the risk is heightened, the importance increases.  

Here is what you can do to prepare for an emergency: 

Sign Up: Whistler Alert 

Whistler Alert is our official emergency notification system used to communicate with residents and visitors during emergencies. Signing up means you’ll receive critical information via text, phone, and email in a variety of situations that may pose a risk to your health, safety or property.  
  
Whistler Alert is available to both residents and visitors.  

• Residents will be asked to provide their contact information and to select the Whistler neighbourhoods they wish to receive alerts for.   
• Visitors will be asked for their contact number and to input the date they plan to leave Whistler. Visitors will no longer receive alerts after their intended departure date.  

Be Ready: Gas + Grab-and-go 

When an emergency hits, there won’t be time to stop for gas or emergency supplies. It’s important to be ready with enough gas in your tank (keep it at minimum half full at all times), and a grab-and-go emergency kit that’s easy to take with you, in case you need to leave right away. It’s a good idea to make grab-and-go bags for your home, workplace and vehicle. 

Make: Emergency Plan 

A good emergency plan will include things like an emergency phone list with at least two out-of-area contacts, a designated meeting spot, an evacuation plan (if you don’t have a car, who will you carpool with?), etc. 

Scan the QR code for details on emergency preparedness in Whistler, including suggestions for what to include in your plan and grab-and-go bag, and the sign up for Whistler Alert.

To sign up for Whistler Alert, and get additional information on personal preparedness, please check out whistler.ca/prepared.