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Working with Ontario Government & EMO

ERTSAR maintains a trusted working relationship with Ontario’s emergency management partners, including the Provincial Emergency Operations Centre (PEOC), municipal EOCs, and frontline police and fire services.

We operate in alignment with established incident command systems, supporting life safety, coordinated tasking, and disciplined field operations when required.

As a trusted partner and disciplined operator ERTSAR is not a replacement for government or municipal emergency services. We are a specialty capability that integrates professionally when requested and adds value through trained people, disciplined deployment standards, and interoperable communications. We are trusted because we operate predictably, document properly, and respect incident command and the authority of host agencies.

Ontario Government Leadership

Our ERTSAR members at the PEOC (Provincial Emergency Operations Centre) in Toronto pictured here with the Ontario Premier Doug Ford, The Ontario Solicitor General Michael Kerzner and The Treasury Board Minister Prabmeet Sarkaria, who were so very supportive and clearly very dedicated to public and community safety.

Professional relationships are built long before emergencies

We acknowledge and appreciate the leadership demonstrated by the Ontario Government at all levels. Their proactive and collaborative approach strengthens preparedness across the province.

Through joint exercises, real-world deployments, and initiatives such as the G.O.A.L. (Global Operators and Leaders) Symposium, one of several interagency conferences we have co-hosted in recent years, we have strengthened interoperability across agencies and reinforced a shared culture of readiness.

⬆️ ERTSAR wth Deputy Minister (DM) Bernie Derrible
⬅️ ERTSAR at the PEOC in Toronto, Ontario

⬅️ This was one of the G.O.A.L. (Global Operators And Leaders) symposiums we co-hosted at the PEOC (Provincial Emergency Operations Centre) in Toronto which Deputy Minister Bernie Derrible opened. Were were also very grateful that The ADM (Assistant Deputy Minister) Heather Levesque also spoke at the event which also featured our Indigenous communities & First Nations partners.⬇️

⬆️ Our Chief Gary Foo with Ontario Solicitor General Hon. Michael Kerzner and President of the Treasury Board Minister, Hon. Caroline Mulroney, who is also responsible for Emergency Management.

Our teams understand the operational tempo of PEOC and EOC environments. We integrate effectively into coordinated provincial and municipal responses, contributing field capability while fully respecting host authority and established governance structures.

We are proud to operate in a province that demonstrates strong leadership and a visible commitment to public safety, preparedness, and collaborative emergency management at the highest levels.

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