The Cariboo Regional District has received Joint Emergency Preparedness (JEPP) funding to continue its emergency operations planning and preparedness activities throughout the region.
The grants, totalling $12,648.47, were used to purchase equipment for the CRD primary and secondary emergency operations centres (EOC) and power generators to back up power in those centres in the event of power outages.
Whether it is through training, the purchase of emergency response equipment, or for emergency planning and exercises, the JEPP investment is aimed to reduce the loss of human life, injuries, as well as property damage costs associated with an emergency.