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From: PreparedBC, with additional review and input about leadership,
Please make certain that your grandparents are prepared.
Guide for Apartments, Condos and Townhomes
It is probably a good idea to get each and every tenant to have an original printed Guide - General Enquiries

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GUIDE FOR APARTMENTS, CONDOS AND TOWNHOUSES
Did you know almost half of all British Columbians live in some form of multi-family housing complex? Living in an apartment, condominium or townhome, we tend to see our neighbours daily. Surprisingly, we don’t always get to know them on a personal level. In considering the steps to getting prepared, our neighbours are crucial to our health and well-being, especially when they are in such close proximity. When people know each other, they build a level of trust and are better able to work together during an emergency. The PreparedBC: Guide for Apartments, Condos and Townhomes will help you join forces with your neighbours so you know what to do, who to check up on and what resources are available should disaster hit. This guide should be used in addition to your building’s fire safety plan and can be personalized to align with any emergency or evacuation plans already created. It is intended to help you build a better level of preparedness for all owners and residents in your multi-family complex. Prepared neighbourhoods—whether a street, cul-de-sac or apartment floor—are resilient neighbourhoods. When you’re in it together, you’re stronger.
We will need one BOSS, who's job it is to see that everything is taken care of expeditiously and properly. Perhaps even ordering a Building-Wide Earthquake Evacuation and/or Fire Drill.
Step 3 Assign Responsibilities
It can be difficult to think clearly during and immediately after a disaster. Assigning responsibilities in advance will enable a faster and more coordinated response. In an emergency that affects your entire building or complex, leadership roles will need to be established.
Wardens and chief wardens should be identified to make decisions and communicate on behalf of residents.
In large buildings, consider identifying one or two wardens per floor. These individuals should keep a list of all residents on their floor and have a plan to account for them in an emergency or evacuation.
First-Aid attendants should also be identified to attend to anyone suffering from injuries. Be sure to identify alternates for each role as they become available.
Record each person’s role in a guide.
Chief Warden ¢ Responsible for directing wardens, liaising with emergency personnel, identifying what needs to be done at what time to ensure safety of all residents. ¢ Should have an inventory of residents (including those with mobility issues) and pets. ¢ Should know who can turn off utilities and where they are located.
Floor or Zone Warden ¢ Responsible for accounting for individuals on their floor or within their pre-identified zone.
A first step in all of this is to order enough of these Guides for each and every one of us tenants.
DECIDE who will assume LEADERSHIP. A ship can only have one Captain, assertive, organized, resolved, and strong.
It must be someone residing in the building, the only ones that will be here, day and night, always.
One who is highly respected, with a COMMAND PRESENCE. One who will appoint a 2i/c or 2IC – second in command, to immediately stand in for them if they are not available.
The second-in-command (2i/c or 2IC) is the deputy commander of any British Army or Royal Marines unit, from battalion or regiment downwards. They are thus the equivalent of an executive officer in the United States Army. This terminology is also used in many other Commonwealth armies and other nations.