Every year Friendship Centres across Canada face the impacts of climate change and need to respond to climate-related emergencies. Friendship Centres are there to respond and support in community driven and culturally relevant ways. This is a page dedicated to resources with the Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA), FireSmart, and PurpleAir. We will send notices when we update this page.
Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency (SPSA)
The SPSA aims to streamline public safety services throughout the province. Functioning as the provincial public safety organization, the SPSA collaborates with municipalities and First Nations to bolster the resilience and capacity of local communities in responding to emergencies. Its goal is to enhance the safety of Saskatchewan residents and elevate public safety standards across the entire province. This is achieved through strategic partnerships, coordinated planning, education, prevention, mitigation, response, and recovery efforts. The AFCS binder dedicated to the SPSA is located on the SPSA website under the Communities tab.
Home | SPSA (saskpublicsafety.ca)
FireSmart™ Canada
FireSmart™ Canada is a national program that helps increase neighbourhood resilience to wildfires and minimize its negative impacts. It addresses common concerns about wildfire in the wildland urban interface. With a changing climate, the threat of wildfire has increased significantly for everyone, include those living outside of the wildland urban interface. We all have a part to play when it comes to preventing wildfire and reducing risk. This is a practical, effective, and science-based programs that provide you with tools to be better prepared when wildfire occurs. The AFCS binder dedicated to FireSmart encompasses most website tabs.
FireSmart Canada | FireSmart Canada
PurpleAir
PurpleAir makes sensors that empower Community Scientists who collect hyper-local air quality data and share it with the public. The PurpleAir API allows you to obtain air quality data reported by PurpleAir sensors. Whether you own a sensor or not, the map provides useful data. The AFCS binder dedicated to information about PurpleAir and its real-time map.