List of emergency organizations in British Columbia

The following is a list of emergency organizations operating in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

Department of National Defence
Department of National Defence (Canada)
The Department of National Defence , frequently referred to by its acronym DND, is the department within the government of Canada with responsibility for all matters concerning the defence of Canada...

Canadian Forces
Canadian Forces
The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Fisheries and Oceans Canada, frequently referred to as DFO , is the department within the government of Canada that is responsible for developing and implementing policies and programs in support of Canada's economic, ecological and scientific interests in oceans and inland waters...

Canadian Coast Guard
Canadian Coast Guard
The Canadian Coast Guard is the coast guard of Canada. It is a federal agency responsible for providing maritime search and rescue , aids to navigation, marine pollution response, marine radio, and icebreaking...
- Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
  Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary
  The Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary or CCGA is a Canada-wide volunteer marine association dedicated to marine search and rescue and the promotion of boating safety, through association with the Canadian Coast Guard under the auspices of Canada's National Search and Rescue Program.-History:Coastal...

Public Safety Canada

RCMP "E" Division
Correctional Service Canada

Public Health Agency Canada

Quarantine and Migration Health Program
Health Emergency Response Teams

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General

Law Enforcement

BC Corrections Branch

Emergency Management BC
- Provincial Emergency Program
  Provincial Emergency Program
  The Provincial Emergency Program is a division of the Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General, Emergency Management British Columbia, Canada. PEP works with local governments and other provincial and federal agencies year round, providing coordination and support before, during and after...
  
  (PEP)
  - Emergency Social Services
    Emergency Social Services
    Emergency Social Services now becoming Emergency Support Services is a component of the Provincial Emergency Program of the Province of British Columbia. ESS are those services required to preserve the well-being of people affected by an emergency or disaster...
  - PEP Air
  - Search and Rescue (SAR)
    - List of Volunteer SAR teams in BC:

- - - 100 Mile & District Search and Rescue
    - Alberni Valley Rescue Squad
    - All Island Search and Rescue
    - Anahim Lake Search and Rescue Association
    - Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Society
    - Barriere Search and Rescue Association
    - Beaver Valley Search and Rescue
    - Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue
    - British Columbia Cave Rescue
    - Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue
    - Burns Lake Search and Rescue
    - Campbell River Search and Rescue Society
    - Castlegar Search and Rescue
    - Central Cariboo Search and Rescue
    - Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue Society
    - Central Okanagan Search & Rescue Society
    - Chetwynd Search and Rescue
    - Chilliwack Search and Rescue
    - Columbia Valley Search and Rescue
    - Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue
    - Coquitlam Search and Rescue
    - Cowichan Search and Rescue
    - Cranbrook and District Search and Rescue
    - Dease Lake Search and Rescue
    - Elkford Search and Rescue
    - Fernie Search and Rescue
    - Fort Nelson Search and Rescue
    - Fort St. James Search and Rescue
    - Gabriola Island Search and Rescue
    - Golden & District Search and Rescue Society
    - Grand Forks Search and Rescue
    - Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue Group
    - Juan de Fuca Ground Search and Rescue
    - Kamloops Search and Rescue Society
    - Kaslo Search and Rescue
    - Kent Harrison Search & Rescue
    - Keremeos Search and Rescue
    - Kimberley Search and Rescue
    - Kitimat Search and Rescue

- - - Ladysmith Search and Rescue
    - Lake Cowichan Search and Rescue
    - Lions Bay Search and Rescue
    - Logan Lake Search and Rescue
    - Mayne Island Search and Rescue
    - Metchosin Search and Rescue
    - Mission Search and Rescue
    - Nakusp Search and Rescue
    - Nanaimo Search and Rescue Society
    - Nelson Search and Rescue
    - Nicola Valley Search and Rescue
    - North Peace Search and Rescue
    - North Shore Rescue
    - Oliver - Osoyoos Search and Rescue
    - Pemberton District Search and Rescue
    - Pender Island Search and Rescue
    - Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization
    - Penticton and District Emergency Program Society
    - Port McNeill Search and Rescue
    - Powell River Search and Rescue
    - Prince George Search and Rescue
    - Prince Rupert Search and Rescue
    - Princeton Ground Search and Rescue
    - Revelstoke Search and Rescue
    - Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue
    - Rossland Search and Rescue
    - Saanich Search and Rescue
    - Shuswap Search and Rescue
    - South Peace Emergency Response Team
    - Sparwood Search and Rescue
    - Squamish Emergency Program
    - Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Society
    - Surrey Search and Rescue Society
    - Terrace Search and Rescue
    - Tumbler Ridge Search and Rescue
    - Valemount/McBride/Robson Valley Search and Rescue
    - Vernon Search and Rescue Group Society
    - Victoria Search and Rescue
    - Wells Gray Search and Rescue
    - West Chilcotin Search and Rescue
    - Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue
    - Whistler Search and Rescue

- - Emergency Radio Communications
  - Road Rescue
- Office of Fire Commissioner
  - Fire & Rescue Departments
- BC Coroners Service

Ministry of Health

British Columbia Ambulance Service
British Columbia Ambulance Service
The British Columbia Ambulance Service is the sole ambulance service and provider of pre-hospital emergency care in the province of British Columbia, Canada. It operates under the Emergency and Health Services Commission and the Provincial Health Services Authority, and is tasked with the...
- Provincial Air Ambulance Coordination Centre

Municipal/Regional Agencies

E-Comm
E-Comm
' is the Emergency Communications for Southwest British Columbia.E-Comm provides 9-1-1 service for the Lower Mainland region of southwest British Columbia in Canada covering Metro Vancouver , the Sunshine Coast Regional District, south Squamish-Lillooet Regional District and the Whistler Howe Sound...

, 9-1-1 call and dispatch centre for Southwestern BC
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, Victoria Emergency Management Agency
PEMO, Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization

Other Agencies

Salvation Army
Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is a Protestant Christian church known for its thrift stores and charity work. It is an international movement that currently works in over a hundred countries....
Canadian Red Cross
Canadian Red Cross
The Canadian Red Cross Society is a Canadian humanitarian charitable organization and one of 186 national Red Cross and Red Crescent societies....
Canadian Lifeboat Institution - Steveston BC
Roberts Bank Lifeboat - Delta BC
Emergency Social Services Association

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