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Total costs of disasters by year (billions)

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Graph comparing the total costs of disasters in Alberta with total costs across Canada for a 20-year period. Illustrates the large and rising costs of disasters over time, as well as the outsized... More ≫

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Graph comparing the total costs of disasters in Alberta with total costs across Canada for a 20-year period. Illustrates the large and rising costs of disasters over time, as well as the outsized impact of Canadian disasters within Alberta specifically.

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Flood preparedness guide

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This guide is intended to assist residents and emergency management staff throughout Alberta in preparing for floods in their communities. It is not intended as a comprehensive or exhaustive... More ≫

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This guide is intended to assist residents and emergency management staff throughout Alberta in preparing for floods in their communities. It is not intended as a comprehensive or exhaustive document on flooding or preparedness, and should be used in conjunction with other resources as required.

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Review and analysis of the Government of Alberta's response to and recovery from 2013 floods

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This particular post-incident assessment is meant to serve as the capstone review and analysis of the province's 2013 flood response and recovery, and more broadly to examine and assess the... More ≫

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This particular post-incident assessment is meant to serve as the capstone review and analysis of the province's 2013 flood response and recovery, and more broadly to examine and assess the efficiency and effectiveness of the Province's emergency response and recovery procedures, capabilities and frameworks. To continuously enhance Alberta’s public safety system, it is the Alberta Emergency Management Agency’s policy and practice to conduct a formal post-incident assessment after all major events.

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Lesser Slave Lake regional urban interface wildfire : lessons learned

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This post-incident assessment reviews the Province's response to the wildfires that threatened the Lesser Slave Lake region in May of 2011. It finds that the response to the Lesser Slave Lake... More ≫

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This post-incident assessment reviews the Province's response to the wildfires that threatened the Lesser Slave Lake region in May of 2011. It finds that the response to the Lesser Slave Lake disaster met or exceeded standards and leading practices from around the globe, and also highlights innovative practices to be captured for the future and lessons to be learned. It makes 19 recommendations to enhance emergency preparedness, response and recovery.

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