Emergency Preparedness
Useful resources that can help UNA strata prepare:
Useful resources and information that can help UNA residents prepare:
UBC – Specific Resources
Local and Province-Wide Resources
Personal Preparedness
- Your Emergency Preparedness Guide
- Family Detailed Checklist
- Grab and Go Kit
- Emergency Kits with Translations
- Emergency Vehicle Kits
Pet Preparedness:
Disaster Financial Assistance:
- PEP Disaster Financial Assistance a Summary
- PEP One Step at a Time: A Guide for Disaster Recovery
- Public Safety Canada
Emergency Preparedness for Seniors:
- PEP Personal Preparedness Tips for People with Disabilities
- PEP Personal Preparedness Tips for People with Mobility Disabilities
- PEP Personal Preparedness Tips for People with Visual Disabilities
- PEP Personal Preparedness Tips for the Hearing Impaired
- PEP Personal Preparedness Tips for People with Communication and Speech Related Disabilities
- Seniors and Aging – Preventing Falls in and Around Your Home
- RCMP Seniors Guide Book to Safety and Security
School:
Natural Gas:
Shelter in Place:
Power Outages:
- Power Outages Preparedness Guide
- Power Outages with BC Hydro
- Safety at Home with BC Hydro
- Workplace Safety and Training with BC Hydro
- Safety for Kids with BC Hydro
Earthquakes:
- Earthquake Preparedness Guide – What to Do
- PEP – Are You Ready for an Earthquake in BC?
- PEP Assessing Personal Earthquake Risk
- PEP Earthquake Preparedness Links
Severe Storms:
Floods:
- Flood Preparedness Guide
- PEP Flooding: Am I in a Risk Area?
- PEP Flood Risk and Personal Preparedness
- PEP Protect Your Home and Your Family from Flooding
- PEP Flood Prevention and Preparedness Links
Emergency Management Training and Courses:
Business Continuity and Preparedness Planning
- Public Safety Canada’s Guide to Business Continuity
- A Guide to Business Continuity Planning
- Business Resumption Planning
- PEP Prepare Your Business for Flooding Tool Kit
- Preparing Your Business for a Flood Checklist
- Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness – Small Business Planning
- Be Ready Now- Proactive Planning for Business Disruptions
- Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Useful Links
Links Specific to the Province of BC
- Provincial Emergency Program
- Inter Agency Emergency Preparedness Council
- Union of British Columbia Municipalities
- Metro Vancouver
- Worksafe BC
- Fire Commissioners Office
- ICBC
- BC Housing
- BC Coroners
- GEO BC
- GEO Connections
- BC Ministry of Forests
- BC Legislation
- River Forecast Centre
- Ministry of Environment
Links Specific to Federal Agencies & Organizations
- Public Safety Canada
- Environment Canada
- Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
- Industry Canada
- Natural Resources Canada
- WHMIS
- Canadian Hurricane Centre
- Department of National Defence
- RCMP
- Canadian Food Inspection Agency
Health Links
- BC Centre for Disease Control
- Fraser Health Authority
- World Health Organizations
- Canadian Red Cross
- St John Ambulance
- Health Canada
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- BC Ambulance
- Air Quality Health Index
Amateur Radio
- Provincial Emergency Radio Communications System
- Emergency Radio Communications
- BC Wide Area Radio Network
- Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization
- BC Amateur Radio Council
- Industry Canada Amateur Radio Service
- BC Frequency Modulation Communications Associations
- Radio Amateurs of Canada
Road
Air
- Vancouver International Airport
- Abbotsford Airport
- Boundary Bay Airport
- Pitt Meadows Airport
- Langley Airport
- Helijet
- Westcoast Air
- Whistler Air
- Harbour Air
Marine
- Canadian Coast Guard
- Port Metro Vancouver
- BC Ferries
- Marine Communications and Traffic Services (MCTS)
- BC Coast Pilots
Rail
- Rocky Mountaineer
- Amtrak West
- Via Rail
- West Coast Express
- Whistler Mountaineer
- BNSF Rail
- Southern Rail
- Canadian Pacific
Utilities
Legislation
- Emergency Program Act
- Disaster Financial Assistance Regulation
- Local Authority Emergency Management Regulations
- Legal Advice
- Legal Services
Other Agencies & Organizations
- Salvation Army
- Insurance Bureau of Canada
- BC SPCA
- Search and Rescue BC
- Vancouver USAR
- Canadian Avalanche Association
- ECOMM
- BCAA
- Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
- EPICC
- Safety Authority
- Canadian Council of Occupational Health and Safety (Work Place Safety/Preparedness)
