Community Safety First Responders Branch

Disaster Services

In the event of an emergency, it always helps to be prepared and to have a plan. Thanks to the hard work of the Enoch Disaster Services team, community members at Enoch Cree Nation can now feel their community is ready in case of an accident or emergency.

The vision of the department has led to a large and important scope of activities. Not only is the Disaster Services getting ready through emergency disaster planning, emergency training, participating in awareness events like Injury Prevention Day and by making sure community members and Elders have the information they need to be safe, but the team is also reaching out to organizations like Alberta Emergency Management Association, RCMP, Fire & Rescue, Animal Control, ECAPP and other communities in the area to align emergency protocols and ensure community partners are all starting from the same place of knowledge. They will be collaborating with the first responders team and the whole community through mock emergency drills throughout the year.

ECAPP Security

13 full time guards, 3 on call. ECAPP secures the 108 apt building, patrols the whole Reservation. In addition to postings at the band office and both schools, we also have a monitor station at departments with camera systems.

Office Location

ECN RCMP Building
Box 213
Enoch, AB | T7X 3Y3

Fire & Rescue Services

Fire and Rescue Services have changed significantly in the early part of 2023. In December 2022, a proposal was presented for the acquisition of a modular trailer for sleeping quarters to allow for 48 hour shifts for rapid response teams. This proposal was shelved in favour of an innovative and resource-ready approach to ensure 24/7 coverage for the Nation. Our team is nearing completion of a complete renovation of an existing, underutilized office space into 3 sleeping dorms. Fire and Rescue Services are committed to rapid response times with personnel always ready and prepared to respond to all calls from the hall anytime of the day.

Our recent achievements include the receipt of a Utility SUV and two Hydraulic Jaws of Life as a donation from Edmonton Fire & Rescue. Starting on Feb 1^st, 2023 our team started 48-hour shifts to ensure 24/7 coverage.

Office hours for non-emergency contact: 8am – 4pm

If in need of fire and rescue services, please dial 911 for rapid response from our team.

Applications / Requests Form

Community Safety

Community Safety Programs

Provides awareness and education to the Nation on various topics pertaining to the overall safety of the community through workshops and programs with a Cree culture component. CSP works with various agencies both on and off the Nation to develop, deliver and cost share programs and workshops. Topics of safety include:

• Drug use and its effects on a community through visual presentations to the youth, the elders, and the community provided by the local RCMP and their associates
• Gang awareness/workshops presented by ex-gang members and RCMP gang units
• Bullying workshops delivered by various agencies

Workshops are mainly culturally based with the Cree culture and language.

Restorative Justice/Alternative Measures

The RJ board consists of ECN members varying from youth to elder status meeting bi-weekly during lunch hour or after work. Processes of RJ:

• Residency
  • Residency applications submitted with Photo ID and criminal record checks
  • Applications reviewed by the RJ board
  • Board makes decision to grant residency or temporary residency if application requires more information
  • Residency is denied if application is deemed a threat to the safety of the nation, RCMP provides any pertinent information
• Appeals
  • Evicted individual is eligible for an appeal hearing after 6 months of eviction date
  • Appeal application is reviewed by RJ
  • Sharing circle / wellness plan is scheduled with individual and RJ
  • RJ recommendations based on sharing circle submitted to appeals body (Chief and Council)
  • Hearing date set by appeals body
  • Appeals body usually will grant temporary reinstatement with conditions
  • RJ chair follows up
  • RCMP to monitor
• File Diversion (Stony Plain Court)
  • Stony Plain crown prosecutor, probation officer or duty council diverts ECN member file to Enoch (files accepted are manageable with good probability of success to help build capacity)
  • Clients accepted are without active warrants
  • Client meets with RJ in sharing circle and develops own wellness plan
  • Client reports to RJ chair regularly and updats on any other supports needed
  • Chair reports back to referring agency after given timeline
  • File Closed
• Edmonton Indigenous Court
  • RJ chair sits on case management table every Monday
  • Chair speaks to any Enoch matters
  • Files diverted are individuals without warrants

All sharing circles are always started with smudge and prayer, with at least 2 elders present. After a wellness plan is created, a memorandum of understanding is signed by the participant and an RJ member

Eviction lists are updated with reinstatements or new evictions and submitted to the Chief and Council, all managers and River Cree security.
Temporary Access is granted to those who are working towards their wellness and require supports from the nation.
Temporary access is granted in extenuating circumstances such as a death in the family.

Policing

Coming Soon

RCMP

Prevent Crime, Enforce the Law, Investigating offences. Keeps the Nations interests safe and secure. Assists in emergency situations and incidents.