The City of Port Coquitlam is offering free Community Safety Courses to help residents prepare for emergencies and disasters, build personal preparedness skills, and learn practical fire safety and crime prevention strategies.
Courses are designed to help residents take meaningful steps to be self-sufficient for the first 72 hours following an emergency, supporting community resilience and allowing response resources to be prioritized where they are most needed.
Course topics
Each session includes discussions, practical information, and take-away resources covering:
- Emergency Personal Preparedness
Initial steps to prepare and keep yourself, your family, co-workers, and neighbours safer after a major incident such as a power outage, severe storm, flood, or earthquake. - Basic Fire Suppression
Fire chemistry, classes of fire, how to use a fire extinguisher, and basic response steps for water, gas, and electrical issues. Includes hands-on extinguisher training. - Crime Prevention
Tips and strategies to help deter crime at the personal, property, and community level.
Upcoming course dates
All courses run 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and take place at the Emergency Preparedness Training Centre (1725 Broadway Street):
- Saturday, June 6, 2026 — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, September 19, 2026 — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- Saturday, November 14, 2026 — 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Registration
Early registration is recommended as space is limited. Participants must be 16+. Priority will be given to Port Coquitlam residents.
More information and emergency preparedness resources are available at portcoquitlam.ca/safetycourse. To register, complete the online registration form or call 604.927.5466.
