Responding now · Day 9
Example response, fictional eventHalvard River flood response
Heavy fall rain pushed the Halvard River over its banks in three small towns. We were asked to open shelters on the first night, and we are now helping families clean up and plan their way home.
Updated daily during an active response. The Halvard River valley and its towns are fictional, created for this sample site.
The situation at a glance
Example figures- Shelters open
- 3
- People sheltered last night
- 412
- Hot meals served
- 2,600
- Homes assessed so far
- 118
- Volunteers on shift this week
- 240
Response fund
Example$386,000 raised of a $750,000 plan
51% funded
No deadline and no countdown. If this fund is fully covered, we will say so here and explain where extra gifts go: to the Readiness Fund that stocks the next response.
Give to the response fundHow the response unfolded
Nine days, three towns
Every response follows the same arc: ask, arrive, shelter, steady, rebuild. This is how it looked in the Halvard valley.
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Day 0
The river crests
The regional emergency office asks us to open shelters in two towns.
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Day 0, 6 hrs
First trailer rolls
A packed 150-cot shelter trailer leaves our Saskatoon warehouse with a lead and a crew of six.
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Day 1
Two shelters open
The Halvard Crossing community hall and the Pine Flats school gym open with meals, cots and a first aid station.
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Day 3
Water to cut-off roads
Crews deliver drinking water to rural roads, and nurses begin home check-ins.
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Day 5
Third shelter and caseworkers
The Ostby arena opens as water rises again. Caseworkers start recovery plans with families.
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Day 9
Clean-up begins
As water goes down, crews hand out clean-up kits and start damage assessments.
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Next
Rebuild and stay
Trades crews begin repairs. Caseworkers will check in with families for up to a year.
Where your gift goes this week
What the valley needs now
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Emergency shelter
Keep three shelters staffed and stocked until everyone has somewhere to go.
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Food and water
Hot meals, drinking water and the first grocery cards as stores reopen.
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Rebuilding homes
Clean-up kits, drying equipment and the first repair crews.
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Recovery support
Caseworkers and prepaid cards for urgent costs.
How it works
Field log
Latest from the teams
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Day 9 · example update
Water is going down. Clean-up kits are going out.
Crews handed out 140 clean-up kits in Pine Flats today. Damage assessments start tomorrow on the east side of Halvard Crossing.
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Day 7 · example update
Nurses visited 63 older adults at home
Most visits were simple check-ins. Nine people needed lost prescriptions replaced, and two were connected with home care.
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Day 5 · example update
A third shelter opened in Ostby
A second rise in the river closed two roads. The Ostby arena opened with 90 cots and a pet area run by a local rescue group.
If you live in the valley
Getting help is free
You do not need insurance or ID. If you are in danger right now, call 911 first.
Our help line: 306-555-0117
Bring medications, glasses, phone chargers and pet food if you can. If you can't, come anyway.
Shelters open now (example)
- Halvard Crossing Community Hall Cots, meals, first aid, pet area
- Pine Flats School Gym Cots, meals, family area
- Ostby Arena Cots, meals, pet area, accessible rooms
Halvard River flood response (example)
Help families in the valley get home.
Your gift keeps three shelters open, meals hot and caseworkers on the road. If this fund is fully covered, we will say so on this page.
Prefer a steady gift? See monthly giving. Every gift gets a receipt.