EMCR works with local governments and other provincial and federal agencies year round, providing coordination and support before, during and after emergencies.
are prepared and updated regularly by the province to ensure an effective strategy is in place to address many possible types of emergencies and disasters.
British Columbia has a program to help those impacted by a disaster cope with the cost of repairs and recovery from disaster-related property damage.
Disaster financial assistance helps to replace or restore essential items and property that have been destroyed or damaged to pre-disaster condition.
Assistance is available to qualifying home owners, residential tenants, small businesses, farm operators, and not-for-profit charitable organizations.
Public safety lifeline volunteers respond to an average of 6,000 incidents a year, in all kinds of weather, any place, any time.
Volunteer responders donate over 120,000 hours of their time on callouts and recent statistics show an astounding 95% of the subjects were found[5] Search and rescue is further broken down into individual teams what operate in an area of the province where they are responsible for familiarity and access (e.g., North Shore Rescue).
PEP Air's primary function is to assist Canadian Forces during search and rescue missions when additional resources are required.
Currently, the organization includes over 100 aircraft crewed by more than 700 pilots, spotters and navigators.p[7] BC Road Rescue is an organized service with members who may be requested to provide support to people involved in out-of-jurisdiction motor vehicle accidents where specialized skills and equipment are required.