Public Safety

The Department of Public Safety leads all activities aimed at ensuring the safety and security of members and domestic animals of the Cree Nation of Wemindji. The department also safeguards municipal infrastructure.

Emergency numbers

Main responsibilities

  • Emergency management, including search and rescue, ambulance service and fire response
  • Home inspections
  • Public health-related matters, including pandemic response
  • Animal care and control, including wellness of domestic animals, registrations, spay and neutering, and vaccinations

Directory

Administration line: 819-978-3773

PositionExtension
Public Safetyx2221
Fire Chiefx2222
Fire Preventionx2223
Assistant to Public Safetyx2224
Public Healthx2225
Home & Building Inspectionsx2222 or 2223
Fire Emergency (Fire Only)
819-978-3911
Medical Emergency (Ambulance*)819-978-0225
Public Health819-978-7563
Animal Care & Control **819-978-7473
Search & Resue Operations819-978-7724

* The process for requesting Ambulance Service according to CNW & CHB Ambulance Service Agreement. CMC answers and dispatches Ambulance to incident/site.

**Registrations, Spay & Neutering, Vaccinations, Dog Incidents