Residents across the Fraser Valley Regional District have a deadline coming up this week to report any private-property damage or impacts from the recent atmospheric river events.
An Emergency Status Map was created by FVRD officials last month to allow residents across the region to upload incident data and photos to it.
“The Fraser Valley Regional is asking residents to continue to submit incidents to help the FVRD track damage caused by the recent atmospheric river event,” according to the Jan. 5 notice on the FVRD website.
They can input the details from a phone or computer that will appear on the map, and they can submit the info around the clock at their convenience.
”With a deadline for submitting reports quickly approaching, the FVRD is asking for FVRD residents to update or report damage or impacts to their private property by Friday, Jan. 9, at 4:30 p.m. by using the emergency map.”
The FVRD announced its new Emergency Status Map last month.
“This information provides the FVRD with critical insight into the damage experienced across the region, no matter how small or how large the damage is,” the release said.
“The information in turn, is extremely valuable in providing insight into what FVRD residents experienced across the FVRD.”
The data will bolster the required reporting by the FVRD to the Province of British Columbia in an effort to have the incident considered an “authorized event” for Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA).
“For every incident reported, FVRD staff will review and determine what needs attention, who is responsible, and next steps.”
