>Warning: Since June 2020, this dataset is no longer updated and has been replaced. Please refer to https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/fr/dataset/evenements-de-securite-civile for information on emergency security events since June 2020. This database consolidates information related to past claims that have been systematically consolidated and centralized by the Ministry of Public Safety (MSP). The consequences and developments of events are documented and categorized according to their level of impact on the security of citizens, goods and services to the public based on criteria defined in the Canadian profile of the Common Alert Protocol. It is continuously updated by the Operations Directorate (DO) of the MSP. This database will allow for analysis at regional and local scales and can be used by municipalities in carrying out their emergency measures plans. The event history archives are derived from event reports and status reports produced by the Government Operations Centre (GOC) and the MSP regional branches. It includes: 1- Observations recorded directly in the Geoportal by the civil security advisors of the regional directorates; 2- A compilation of the information recorded in the COG event reports and the DO status reports disseminated to MSP partners since 1996; 3- A compilation of information contained in the files of the regional directorates. This may include paper information, event reports or field visits, paper or digital maps, etc. The information in this database is consistent with the Canadian Profile of the Common Alert Protocol (CAP-CP). CAP-CP is a set of controlled rules and values that support the translation and composition of a message to make it possible to send it through different means and from different sources. The degree of severity is an attribute defined in the CAP-CP. It is used to characterize the level of severity of the event based on damage to people's lives or damage to property. This level of severity is defined by the following characteristics: Extreme: Extraordinary threat to life or property; Important: significant threat to life or property; Moderate: possible threat to life or property; Minor: low or non-existent threat to life or property; Unknown: unknown severity, used among other things during tests and exercises. The level of emergency is determined according to the reactive measures that must be taken in response to the current situation. It is defined by the following characteristics: Immediate: a reactive measure must be taken immediately; Planned: a reactive measure must be taken soon (within the next hour); Future: a reactive measure must be taken in the near future; Past: a reactive measure is no longer needed; Unknown: Unknown emergency, to be used during tests and exercises. The status refers to the context of the event, actual or simulated. It is defined by the following characteristics: Current: information about a real event or situation; Exercise: fictitious or actual information carried out as part of a civil safety exercise; Test: technical tests only; to be ignored by all. Certainty is defined by the following characteristics: Observed: would have occurred or is currently occurring; Probable: probability that the event will occur > 50%; Possible: probability that the event will occur < 50%; Unlikely: probability that the event will occur around 0%; Unknown: certainty unknown. When an event date was not known, the year 1900-01-01 was recorded. DESCRIPTION OF ATTRIBUTES: Date Observation: Date of Event or Observation; Type: Name of Hazard; Name: Name of Municipality; Municipality Code: Municipal Code; State and Certainty: Since these are actual events, the state is generally “current” and certainty is generally “observed”; Urgency: the term “past” has generally been used for events that occurred prior to the completion of the compilation work; Vagueness: vagueness in a data (the date of the event, its location, the source of the data or no imprecision noted).

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