Métis Nation of Alberta

Preparing for Wildfires

• Wildfire Preparedness
• Preparing to evacuate
• Hazard preparedness
• Protecting your health from wildfire smoke

Fact Sheets on Wildfire Smoke

• Wildfire smoke and your health
• Combined wildfire smoke and heat
• Using an air purifier to filter wildfire smoke

Creating an Emergency Plan

• Emergency Preparedness Resources
• Making an Emergency Plan
• Editable outline to make your emergency plan [pdf]
• Financial preparedness
• Home Insurance coverage for fire damage [pdf]
• Pet preparedness

Emergency Kit Resources

• Building an emergency kit
• Checklist of items for your evacuation kit [pdf]
• Vehicle Emergency Kit [pdf]
• Be Ready Pocket Guide – Canadian Red Cross [pdf]

General Emergency Resources

• Emergency and Disaster Resources – Government of Alberta
• Flood Safety [Red Cross pdf]

Provincial Financial Assistance Resources:

• Emergency Needs Allowance: for evacuees requiring immediate emergency financial assistance
• Emergency Food Benefits: for evacuees requiring assistance with obtaining food after a wildfire or disaster
• Income Support: for financial assistance regarding emergency eviction or utility disconnection as a result of the wildfires or disaster
• Insurance Claims: claim insurance coverage for homes, properties or businesses damaged as a result of a wildfire or disaster
• Disaster Recovery Program: financial assistance when facing uninsurable loss after a disaster
• Municipal Wildfire Assistance Program: for municipalities requiring assistance with the costs of wildfires
• Emergency Financial Assistance for students (Alberta Student Aid)

Federal Financial Assistance Resources:

• Disaster Assistance Programs: provides additional financial assistance to specific social and economic sectors affected by a disaster
• Employment Insurance (EI): for individuals who are unable to work due to hazardous weather and disaster
• Emergency Financial Assistance for students (Government of Canada)

National Student Loans Service Centre (NSCLC)
Student loan borrowers: contact the NSCLC to fast-track your application for the Repayment Assistance Plan

Canada Apprentice Loan Service Centre
Apprentice loan borrowers: contact the CALSC to fast-track your application for the Repayment Assistance Plan