Explore emergency guides and resources in multi-language, including downloadable guides and fill-in-the-blank plans to help you get ready for emergencies that you may encounter when you come to B.C.
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In B.C., we have emergency services to handle disasters like wildfires, floods, and pandemics. When these emergencies take place, the Province provides the necessary resources, enforces safety measures, and offers essential services to reduce the impact of the emergency, and to support the recovery process.
Below are some guides on how you can prepare yourself for an emergency:
Visit Prepared BC’s "Make Your Plan" page and create your emergency plan to protect loved ones, homes, and communities during emergencies.
Get tips and guidance on how to build an emergency kit and grab-and-go bag. An emergency kit will keep you safe at home during an emergency, and a grab-and-go bag is something you can take with you if you have to leave home quickly.
Find basic guides, guides for specific hazards (earthquake, tsunami, extreme heat, wildfire), and guides for certain situations, including resources for people with disabilities, to improve your preparedness.
WelcomeBC provides tips on how you can best prepare for an emergency. Some of this information is available in other languages in the B.C. Newcomers' Guide, link is available below.
Droughts lead to reduced water availability and is a recurring feature of climate change.
Find out about drought information, resources and response for B.C.
Wildfires happen every summer in B.C., and drought conditions put communities at higher risk of wildfire. You must plan, prepare and stay informed about wildfires in B.C.
Find out about supports and information for people, businesses and communities impacted by wildfires.