EMERGENCY SOCIAL SERVICES WEB SITE LINKS

The following related links are offered for your convenience only. The contents of linked pages do not necessarily represent the position of the Emergency Social Services Office, Emergency Management BC, or the Government of British Columbia.

1. Regional and Municipal Government Organizations
2. BC Provincial Government Ministries
3. ESS Support Organizations
4. Emergency Animal Services Organizations
5. Volunteer Resources
6. Interprovincial Emergency Organizations
7. Federal Emergency Management Organizations
8. Hazard Information
9. Other Related Sites

1. Regional and Municipal Government Organizations

Union of BC Municipalities (UBCM)
http://www.ubcm.ca/EN/main/about/ubcm-members.html

ECOMM
www.ecomm.bc.ca/

Capital Region Emergency Radio Coordinators Committee
http://www.crercc.com/

Oak Bay Emergency Program
www.oakbayemergency.com/

Vancouver Emergency Social Services
https://vancouver.ca/home-property-development/emergency-assistance.aspx

Victoria Emergency Management Agency
http://www.victoria.ca/EN/main/departments/emergency-management.html

2. BC Provincial Government Ministries

HealthLink BC and Health Guide
www.healthlinkbc.ca

Ministry of Forests, Wildfire Management Branch
http://bcwildfire.ca

Ministry of Justice, Emergency Management BC
http://embc.gov.bc.ca

Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
www.gov.bc.ca/tran/default.htm

Ministry of Environment
www.gov.bc.ca/env/

Office of the Fire Commissioner
http://embc.gov.bc.ca/ofc/index.htm

3. ESS Support Organizations

BC Housing
www.bchousing.org/aboutus/ess

Buddhist Compassion Relief Tzu Chi Foundation Canada
www.tzuchi.ca/

Canadian Red Cross
www.redcross.ca/

Justice Institute - Emergency Management Division
www.jibc.ca/emergency/index.htm

The Salvation Army BC Division
http://www.salvationarmy.ca/bcd/

St. John Ambulance
www.sja.ca/

4. Emergency Animal Services Organizations

Canadian Disaster Animal Response Team (CDART)
http://www.cdart.org

Noah's Wish
www.noahswish.org/

BC Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animasl (BCSPCA)
http://www.bcspca.com/

5. Volunteer Resources

Energ!ze Inc. - Especially for Leaders of Volunteers
www.energizeinc.com/

United Nations Volunteers
www.unv.org/

World Volunteer Web
http://www.worldvolunteerweb.org/

6. Interprovincial Emergency Organizations

Manitoba - Emergency Measures Organization
http://www.gov.mb.ca/emo/

New Brunswick - Emergency Measures Organization
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/public_safety/emo.html

Newfoundland and Labrador - Fire and Emergency Services
www.gov.nl.ca/fes/

Northwest Territories - Emergency Management
www.maca.gov.nt.ca/emergency_management/index.htm

Nova Scotia - Emergency Management Office
www.gov.ns.ca/emo/

Quebec Public Security - Civil Protection
www.securitepublique.gouv.qc.ca/index.php

Saskatchewan - Protection and Emergency Services
http://www.cpsp.gov.sk.ca/saskemo

Yukon - Emergency Measures Organization
www.community.gov.yk.ca/emo/index.html

7. Federal Emergency Management Organizations

Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness
www.ccep.ca/

Public Health Agency of Canada
www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/ep-mu/index.html

Industry Canada Emergency Telecommunications
http://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/et-tdu.nsf/eng/h_wj00123.html

Public Safety Canada
www.publicsafety.gc.ca/prg/em/index-eng.aspx

8. Hazard Information

Integrated Flood Hazard Management Program, Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/wsd/public_safety/flood/fhm-2012/index.html

Earthquakes Canada - Natural Resources Canada
http://earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.php

Pacific Northwest Seismic Network
http://www.pnsn.org/earthquakes/recent

9. Other Related Sites

BC Coalition of People with Disabilities
Emergency Preparedness
http://www.bccpd.bc.ca/ourwork/emergency.htm

Community Preparedness
(supporting special needs and vulnerable populations in disaster)
http://sis.nlm.nih.gov/outreach/specialpopulationsanddisasters.html

Disaster and Emergency Resources
www.vaonline.org/disaster.html

Disaster Recovery Information Exchange
www.drie.org/

Emergency Preparedness Conference
www.epconference.ca

Emergency Preparedness for Industry and Commerce Council
www.epicc.org/

Federal Emergency Management Agency (USA)
www.fema.gov/

First Nations' Emergency Services Society of British Columbia
www.fness.bc.ca/

Fire Chief's Association of British Columbia
www.fcabc.bc.ca/

Provincial Emergency Radio Communications Service
www.percs.bc.ca/

ReliefWeb Natural Disasters around the World
http://reliefweb.int/

Westcoast Amateur Radio Association (WARA)
www.ve7vic.ca