Capital Regional District

HOW TO STAY INFORMED

■ Do not call 911 unless life-threatening emergency.

■ Emergency officials will rely partly on local media and the Internet to get information to the public.

Cable TV, radio and the Internet are some of the tools that officials will use to help communicate evacuation alerts and bulletins about impending dangers such as severe storms, wildfires and tsunami.

■ After a disaster, officials will provide updates via the media as facts and information are confirmed.

Check PrepareYourself.ca or your local authorities websites for updates.

■ Most local media (TV and radio) do not have staff on duty 24/7; therefore, if a disaster occurs during the night, only the stations with staff on duty will be able to broadcast during the first few hours of the disaster. Other stations might bring in staff to provide 24/7 news during the disaster, but that could take hours or days.

■ During a disaster, tune in to local media for news updates via your emergency radio. If you are online, join the conversation on Twitter for regional emergency information from @PrepareCRD and EMBC’s emergency feed @EmergencyInfoBC for provincial information.

■ There will be lots of rumour, opinion and speculation, especially on the Internet. When making decisions for yourself and your family, rely on news that clearly comes from trusted official sources such as local government officials, first responders, utilities and Environment Canada.

■ Become familiar with your local broadcasters, and check periodically which stations have 24/7 live broadcasts. In Greater Victoria, local media include:

• The Q – 100.3 FM @TheQdotFM

• CFAX – 1070 AM @CFAX1010

• CBC Radio One – 90.5 FM @CBCV-FM

• JACK FM – 103.1 FM @Jack1031VIC

• Virgin Radio – 107.3 FM @CHBE-FM

• The Ocean – 98.5 FM @Ocean985

• The Zone – 91.3 FM @TheZone913

• CFUV – 101.9 FM @CFUV

• Local TV Stations