Lethbridge County, nearby municipalities reach new emergency management partnership [Video]

LETHBRIDGE –

Lethbridge County and the towns of Coalhurst, Nobleford and Picture Butte and the village of Barons have signed a new regional emergency management partnership agreement.

The partners believe this agreement increases everyone’s readiness for disasters such as wildfires or flooding.

“We’ve had a lot of incidents in our area, a lot all across Canada, that I think we’re all aware of. To have a united front and to have the partnership and bench strength and collaboration of union is instrumental during some of probably our worst days,” said Heath Wright, Lethbridge County regional manager of emergency services.

It took several years of work and planning to iron out the agreement.

Some of the goals of the deal are to provide enhanced training, streamline disaster responses and allow for emergency management staff to respond to any member community when needed.

“This gives us the opportunity to pool some resources, come together …