Alberta's Emergency Teams Train for Multiple Crises

0:00On Thursday, emergency teams from across Alberta gathered in Edmonton for the annual emergency management exercise, 2026, known as EMX, 26. At the Provincial Emergency Coordination Center, they ran mock scenarios of wildfires, raging in the north and floods hitting the south, all under one, roof to sharpen their skills. Planners wore color-coded vests for roles like logistics, in yellow, finance and gray, and operations in red. The drill brought together Provincial Ministries, Federal Agencies, the Military, RCMP, Environment and Climate Change Canada, and even Utilities, experts to practice Province-wide coordination. These exercises build on Alberta's tough history with disasters, from the Slave Lake Wildfire in 2011, and Fort McMurray blaze in two. 2016, to massive floods in 2013 and 2020, plus over 2.2 million acres burned in 2023. In Jasper's destruction last year, officials have shifted focus to handling multiple crises

1:04at once, like last year's events during the G7 summit. The center runs 24-7 with duty officers monitoring rivers, weather alerts, and calls from communities overwhelmed by local emergencies. By training together year-round, with all 332 local authorities, Matti settlements and first nations, Alberta's teams stay nimble and connected, ready to roll with whatever nature throws their way next season. That wraps Canada News. Today brought to you with AI.