Emergency Services
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Emergency Preparedness Plan
The Regional District has an Emergency Preparedness Plan in place for rural areas within the Regional District. The Plan, based on the BC Emergency Response Management System (BCERMS) model, provides the Regional District with the following:
- operational guidelines for coordinating response to incidents;
- outlines the Regional District's authority and responsibility to respond to emergencies and disasters;
- communicates the Regional District's policies and procedures to outside organizations;
- guides the ongoing efforts of the Regional District to train personnel and volunteers in emergency management and in exercising the plan; and,
- seeks to coordinate the Regional District's Emergency Preparedness Plan with member municipalities.
The Emergency Plan can be activated when an emergency or disaster requires a coordinated response from a number of agencies. Examples of an emergency include floods, forest fires, train derailments, chemical spills, blizzards, etc.
The Plan does not guarantee that the effects of an emergency or disasters will be alleviated, however, it does assist in providing a coordinated approach to emergency response.
Emergency Preparedness Program
The Emergency Preparedness Program was established by the Regional District in 2001 to conduct the necessary actions to prepare for, mitigate and alleviate the effects of an emergency or disaster. The mission of the Program is to provide planning, support and leadership in emergency management to our communities in order to protect people, property and the environment in the event of an emergency or disaster.
An emergency or disaster can be defined as a major event which requires a coordinated response from a number of agencies. Examples of an emergency include floods, forest fires, train derailments, chemical spills, blizzards, etc.
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