EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BC
OVERVIEW
Provincial Emergency Program
Mission
Enhance public safety and reduce property
and economic loss from actual or imminent
emergencies or disasters.
Provincial Emergency Program
•  Principles of
Emergency
Management in B.C.
Federal
Government
Provincial
Government
Other
Stakeholders
Provincial Emergency Program
Local
Government
First Nations
Communities
Individuals
•  Emergency
Management Act
•  Local authorities are required to have a
jurisdictional emergency program
•  Municipal councils and regional district boards
are responsible for emergency response
•  The EP Act outlines extra-ordinary powers that
may be implemented in extreme circumstances
•  Outlines eligible cost recovery
•  Governs provincial EM & powers
Provincial Emergency Program
Levels of Response
Major event coordinated by Victoria
PECC
Coordination of provincial resources
PREOC(s)
Support or coordination required
EOC(s)
Incident
Site(s)
Provincial Emergency Program
ESS
RC(s)
The Front Lines
Organizational
Structure
Policy Group
Provincial/Regional
Coordination Level
(PREOC)
EOC
Director
Risk Management
Deputy Director
Agency
Representatives
Liaison
Information
Public Information
Media Relations
Internal Information
Operations
Section
Air
Operations
Special
Operations
DOCs
Planning
Section
Functional
Branches
Fire
Resources
Police
Documentation
Ambulance
Advance Planning
Health
Emergency
Social Services
Incident
Commander(s)
Site Level
Situation
Environmental
Engineering
Utilities
Provincial Emergency Program
Others
Demobilization
Recovery
Technical Specialists
Logistics
Section
Finance/Admin
Section
Information
Technology
Communications
Computer Systems
EOC Support
Facilities
Security
Clerical
Supply
Personnel
Transportation
Time
Procurement
Compensation
and Claims
Cost Accounting
BC Emergency
Management Response
Structure
Federal
Departments
Premier
and Cabinet
Ministers-Deputies
Emergency Committee
(Hazard Based)
Central Coordination Group
(CCG)
Provincial Emergency
Coordination Centre
Provincial Regional
Emergency Operations
Centre(s)
Local Govt / Private Sector
Emergency Operations
Centres (EOCs)
On-Site
Response
Provincial Emergency Program
Inter-Agency
Emergency
Preparedness
Council (IEPC)
Provincial
Ministries/
Agencies
BC Emergency Response
Management System
Objectives
•  Provide for health & safety of first responders
•  Save lives
•  Reduce suffering
•  Protect public health
•  Protect Government infrastructure
•  Protect property
•  Protect the environment
•  Reduce economic & social loss
Provincial Emergency Program
Emergency
Management B.C.
Emergency Management BC (a.k.a PEP)
is branch of the Ministry of Public Safety
and Solicitor General. EMBC works with
local governments year round, providing
training and support before, during and
after emergencies.
Provincial Emergency Program
EMBC REGIONS
Province of BC
Area
950,000 Sq. km.
Population
4.4 million
Provincial Emergency Program
Organizational
Structure.
Deputy Minister
Public Safety
HEAD OF EMBC
Fire and Emergency
Management
Commissioner
Direct reporting
relationship between the
Chief Coroner and the
Deputy Minister for some
legislative responsibilities
Executive Admin
Assistant
PAB
Executive Officer
Office of the Fire
Commissioner
Planning
Mitigation
Emergency Coordination
BC Coroners Service
Corporate Services
Chief Coroner
Research
and Data
Planning,
Policy and
Legislation
IPS
Volunteer
Training,
Coordination
and Exercise
Programs
Stakeholder and
Public Education
and Reporting
Stakeholder
Services
Provincial Emergency Program
Emergency
Coordination
Telecomm &
Specialty Systems
Finance and Business
Transformation
Business Services
Legal Services &
Inquests
Investigation
Programs
Regional
Investigations
Operations
Child Death
Review
Provincial Emergency Program
Environment
BC AMBULANCE
SERVICE
BC PROVINCIAL
AGENCIES
Transport
Public
Affairs
SECONDMENTS
EMBC
PEP
BC CORONERS
SERVICE
LOCAL
STAKEHOLDERS
DEFENCE
RESEARCH
AND
DEVELOPMENT
CANADA
INTEGRATED
PUBLIC
SAFETY
MINISTRY OF
HEALTH
PHSA
VCH
BC OFFICE OF
THE FIRE
COMMISSIONER
Provincial Emergency Program
CANADIAN
FORCES
Fire
First
Nations
National
Defence
HEALTH
FEDERAL
AGENCIES
CANADIAN
COAST GUARD
Municipalities
Events
PUBLIC
SAFETY
CANADA
POLICE &
SECURITY
HEALTH
AUTHORITIES
FHA
Transport
Providers
Utilities
RCMP
TRANSPORT
Federal
Security
Coordinator
Public Safety Pillar
Provincial Emergency Program
Pillars & Connectivity
Provincial Emergency Program
Integrated Planning
TRAINING & EXERCISE
Confirming Plans
CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Knowing Dependencies
ASSESSMENTS
Understanding All Hazards
CONSEQUENCE
MANAGEMENT
THREAT ALERTS
Integrating Safety
with Security
BUSINESS CONTINUITY
Ensuring Essential Services
Provincial Emergency Program
REGIONAL PLANNING
Enhancing Preparedness
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Developing New Response Tools
TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Interoperability
More than just roads... Provincial Emergency Program
Integrated Plan
Development
• Tsunami Integrated Preparedness Project
(25 Agencies)
•  BC Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Plan
•  Foreign Animal Disease Emergency Support
Plan
•  Flood Plan 2007
•  BC Earthquake Response Plan
Provincial Emergency Program
Community Preparedness
Hazard, Risk and Vulnerabilities Analysis
toolkit (HRVA)
Community Emergency Plan Review toolkit
(CEPR)
Community Emergency Management Guide
(under revision)
PEP Website ( www.pep.bc.ca )
Provincial Emergency Program
Local Government
Support
Community Disaster
Recovery
A Guide for BC Local Authorities
and First Nations
September 2005
(revised September 2006)
Financial
Assistance
for Emergency Response
and Recovery Costs
A Guide for
BC Local Authorities
and First Nations
September 2005
Provincial Emergency Program
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www.pep.bc.ca
Integrated Disaster
Council (IDCBC)
• Working in cooperation with local authorities,
other provincial ministries, and non-government
organizations (NGO), to provide a coordinated
approach to the delivery of community recovery
efforts.
• Collectively, EMBC and the IDCBC provide
support to local authorities in their efforts to
help people recover after being affected by a
disaster or an emergency.
• 15 NGOs and provincial ministries form IDCBC.
Provincial Emergency Program
Activation
•  Acquisition of a task number
•  Local authorities activate emergency plan
•  The PREOC & PECC will activate to the
appropriate level of support when an EOC is
activated
•  Additional resources and support is provided
to local authorities, regional districts and
First Nations
•  Federal authorities support the province
Provincial Emergency Program
Emergency Coordination Centre
(ECC)
160,000 calls
24/7 operation 365 days/year
6800 emergency incidents
1700 road rescues
1000 search and rescues
Provincial Emergency Program
TEAMS
TEAMS is a staffing system that maintains a
resource pool of highly skilled provincial
employees from various ministries who train
regularly and have the appropriate skills and
experience to manage provincial emergency
operations centres.
Provincial Emergency Program
B. C. s Public Safety Lifeline
13,000 volunteers
•  Search and Rescue
•  Emergency Radio
•  Emergency Social Services
•  PEP Air
•  Road Rescue
Provincial Emergency Program
Site Level
Provincial Emergency Program
Local Authority EOC
Provincial Emergency Program
Provincial Regional Emergency
Operations Centre (PREOC)
Provincial Emergency Program
Provincial Emergency
Coordination Centre (PECC)
Provincial Emergency Program
DECLARATION:
Why? When? What Powers?
•  Acquire land required to mitigate
•  Authorize or require people to assist
•  Control or prohibit travel
•  Provide for restoration of services and supply
distribution
•  Cause people to evacuate/re-locate livestock
•  Authorize entry without warrant
•  Cause demolition for mitigation purposes
•  Construct works for mitigation purposes
•  Procure, fix prices or ration
Provincial Emergency Program
Sea to Sky Rock
Slide
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Richmond Plane
Crash
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Animal Disease Outbreak
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Provincial Emergency Program
Hazards in B.C.
Provincial Emergency Program
Communications
Provincial Emergency Program
Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BC
Provincial Emergency Program
John.Oakley@gov.bc.ca
www.pep.gov.bc.ca
Provincial Emergency Program