First Responders are designated persons specifically trained to respond to emergency situations as determined by the Municipality of Arundel’s Emergency Response Plan.

First responders are local residents who rotate on an availability schedule to ensure that there is always an officer available to attend an incident. The first responder is, in most cases, the first person to arrive at the scene. Their role is to accompany the victim until regional or sub-regional emergency services arrive.

Calls for service to first responders come from the ambulance dispatch center (911).

The goal of establishing a first responder service in our village and region was to significantly reduce the time required to provide primary care in an emergency.

Through rapid response, the first responder assesses the victim’s condition and stabilizes them to prevent any deterioration in their vital conditions while waiting for the ambulance or doctor to arrive.

The intervention of the first responder ends when the paramedic team is able to take over. However, there may be situations where the first responder is called upon to assist the paramedics.

In order to ensure the protection of people and property in the event of a disaster on its territory, the Municipality of Arundel has prepared an emergency preparedness plan in accordance with the model proposed by the Ministère de la Sécurité publique (MSP).

The objectives of this plan are :

• To identify the potential hazards to which the municipality is exposed as well as the populations and assets most vulnerable to them on the territory
• To put in place measures that will allow the municipality to react promptly to any type of disaster;
• To provide for the use of additional resources during disasters by establishing agreements with other municipalities or organizations in order to increase the municipality’s response capacity
• To provide for collaborative arrangements with various organizations that may be involved in disaster management.

The plan shall describe the measures planned by the municipality to

• Sddress the various common needs that may be generated by disasters
• Ensure optimal mobilization and deployment of resources
• Enable the most rapid and effective response and recovery possible in these situations.