Emergency Info

Current Incidents:

There are no current large-scale incidents in the RDEK. However, there is a potential for overland flooding this weekend and into next week as rainfall arrives and freezing levels rise.

UPDATE: FEB 22.25

• Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for the Elk Valley, where the heaviest precipitation is anticipated tonight through Monday morning as a result of two separate frontal systems moving through. The highest precipitation totals are expected to be over Fernie and Morrissey. By the end of the weekend, these locations could receive in excess of 50 mm.
• While the weather statement applies only to the Elk Valley currently, the entire region is forecast to get precipitation through Monday as a result of these systems. This rainfall, in combination with rising freezing levels and a melting snowpack, could create areas of pooling water, and other flood risks.
• A self-fill sandbag station has been set up at the Windermere Fire Hall for residents of the Columbia Valley.  There is fresh sand and bags - residents will need to bring their own gloves and shovels. We are working to establish additional sites as required.
• The City of Fernie has opened a self-fill sandbag station next to the City's Operations Yard on Railway Avenue for anyone who lives in areas that are prone to flooding. The sandbag station has sand and bags, with residents required to bring their own shovel and gloves.
• If you see - or are experiencing - widescale flooding, please call the 24 hour emergency reporting line at 250-489-9677.