The following is a list of organizations with a primary role in emergency management in British Columbia, Canada. These organizations, often working together and with others, e.g. law enforcement and other first responders, to ensure the health and safety of people during an emergency or a disaster.
Emergency Management Organizations
Federal
Public Safety Canada, Emergency Managementhttps://www.publicsafety.gc.ca/cnt/mrgnc-mngmnt/index-en.aspx
Provincial
Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness Emergency Info BChttps://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/ Prepared BChttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc Emergency Support Serviceshttps://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/local-emergency-programs/ess
Ministry of Health Health Emergency Management BChttp://www.phsa.ca/our-services/programs-services/health-emergency-management-bc E-Comm, 9-1-1 call and dispatch centre for B.C.https://www.ecomm911.ca/ British Columbia Ambulance Service BC Emergency Health Serviceshttp://www.bcehs.ca/
First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbiahttps://www.fness.bc.ca/
Municipal/regional North Island 911 Corporation, provides 9-1-1 service to North Vancouver Island Victoria Operations Communication Centre provides 9-1-1 service to Greater Victoria VECTOR, Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization VEMA, Vancouver Emergency Management Agency (formerly Office of Emergency Management) VictoriaReady, (formerly Victoria Emergency Management Agency) District of Saanich Emergency Program PEMO, Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization
Non-profit Organizations Canadian Red Cross Salvation Army St. John Ambulance Canada
Search and Rescue Organizations
Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) Pacific https://www.canada.ca/en/department-national-defence/services/operations/military-operations/types/search-rescue/western-canada.html
Maritime SAR
Canadian Coast Guard Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue (RCM-SAR) (Formerly Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary) Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (operating as RCM-SAR)
Air SAR
PEP Airhttps://pepair.casara.ca/
Ground SAR
100 Mile & District Search and Rescuehttp://sar.100mile.com/ Alberni Valley Rescue Squad Anahim Lake Search and Rescue Association Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.asar.ca/ Barriere Search and Rescue Association Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue British Columbia Cave Rescuehttp://www.cancaver.ca/bccr/index.htm Bulkley Valley Search and Rescuehttp://www.bvsar.com Burns Lake Search and Rescue Campbell River Search and Rescue Society Castlegar Search and Rescuehttp://www.csar.bc.ca/ Central Cariboo Search and Rescuehttp://www.ccsar.ca/ Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.cfvsar.bc.ca/ Central Okanagan Search & Rescue Societyhttp://www.cosar.ca/ Chetwynd Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20130812111214/http://chetsar.bc.ca/ Chilliwack Search and Rescuehttp://www.chilliwacksar.org/ Columbia Valley Search and Rescue Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescuehttp://www.cvgsar.com/ Coquitlam Search and Rescuehttp://www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca Cowichan Search and Rescuehttp://www.cowichansar.com Cranbrook and District Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20081030024033/http://www.cranbrooksar.bc.ca/ Dease Lake Search and Rescue Elkford Search and Rescue Fernie Search and Rescue Fort Nelson Search and Rescue Fort St. James Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20060324072628/http://www.fsjames.com/~gsar/ Golden & District Search and Rescue Societyhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080915145634/http://www.goldensar.bc.ca/ Grand Forks Search and Rescue Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue Grouphttp://www.hopesar.com/ Juan de Fuca Ground Search and Rescue Kamloops Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.ksar.ca/ Kaslo Search and Rescue Kent Harrison Search & Rescuehttp://www.khsar.com/ Kimberley Search and Rescuehttp://www.kimberleysar.org/ Kitimat Search and Rescue
Ladysmith Search and Rescuehttp://www.ladysmithsearchandrescue.com/ Lake Cowichan Search and Rescue Lions Bay Search and Rescuehttp://www.lbsar.com/ Logan Lake Search and Rescue Metchosin Search and Rescue Mission Search and Rescuehttp://www.missionsar.com/ Nakusp Search and Rescue Nanaimo Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.nanaimosar.bc.ca/ Nelson Search and Rescuehttp://www.nelsonsar.com/ Nicola Valley Search and Rescue North Peace Search and Rescuehttp://www.npsar.ca/ North Shore Rescuehttp://www.northshorerescue.com/ Oliver - Osoyoos Search and Rescue Pemberton District Search and Rescue Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization Penticton and District Emergency Program Societyhttp://www.pensar.ca/ Powell River Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20080723105403/http://www.powellriversar.com/ Prince George Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20070930044139/http://www.clanstewart.ca/~pgsar/PGSAR/Home.html Prince Rupert Search and Rescue Princeton Ground Search and Rescue Revelstoke Search and Rescue Ridge Meadows Search and Rescuehttp://www.rmsar.bc.ca/ Rossland Search and Rescue Shuswap Search and Rescue South Columbia Search and Rescue South Peace Emergency Response Teamhttps://www.southpeacesar.com/ Sparwood Search and Rescuehttp://sparwood.vr-sar.org/ Squamish Emergency Programhttps://web.archive.org/web/20080517140852/http://www.squamishemergencyprogram.org/ Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.skylark.ca/scsar.html South Fraser Search and Rescue Societyhttp://www.sfsar.ca/ Terrace Search and Rescue Tumbler Ridge Search and Rescue Valemount/McBride/Robson Valley Search and Rescue Vernon Search and Rescue Group Societyhttp://www.vernonsar.ca/ Victoria Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20090511162536/http://www.vicsar.ca/ Wells Gray Search and Rescuehttp://www.wellsgraysar.ca/ West Chilcotin Search and Rescuehttps://web.archive.org/web/20110321221905/http://wcsar.ca/ Westcoast Inland Search and Rescuehttp://www.westcoastsar.org/ Whistler Search and Rescuehttps://whistlersar.blogspot.com/
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