Province receives Fiona After-Action Review

The Provincial Government has received the Fiona After-Action Review, which examined how all levels of government and non-government agencies responded to Hurricane Fiona.  The review gathered public feedback and included consultations with over 140 partner and stakeholder organizations.  Officials say the consultations helped identify over a dozen areas of strength in the Fiona response that should be sustained moving forward.  They also identified areas for improvement in areas that include Resource Management; Training and Exercise; Information Management and Distribution; Operational Concepts; Business Continuity; and Decision Centre and Situational Awareness Tools.  The Department of Justice and Public Safety says it has accepted the report’s recommendations and has already taken some action.  It points to establishing a Major Incident Readiness Team (MIRT) that works with PEI EMO and other Government Departments; generators being secured for seniors living complexes across PEI; funding for NGOs across PEI to access generators; and increased funding and formal agreements with Community Reception Centres.