The Reception Centre Operational Guidelines are to assist individuals working at an ESS Reception Centre. It includes guiding principles, organization structure, function checklists, and function aids (e.g., forms, instructions, etc.) for a fully expanded ESS Reception Centre response.

The Provincial Emergency Program gives permission for any individual to modify and adapt the guidelines in any way that is required to meet their specific emergency planning needs for their respective community.

Table of Contents

Amendment Record
PDF - 43KB

Title Page and Table of Contents
PDF - 40KB

Section 1 - Introduction and Overview
PDF - 103KB

Section 2 - Reception Centre Function Checklists
PDF - 815KB

Section 3 - Reception Centre Function Aids
PDF - 3.9MB

Section 4 - Acronyms and Glossary
PDF - 91KB

RC OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES.ZIP - Download the Complete Reception Centre Operational Guidelines in MS Word in ZIP format (6.98MB)

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Thank you to the ESS volunteers and staff who have also provided their feedback in establishing these guidelines.

These Operational Guidelines are a living document and may be amended from time to time to reflect changing operational needs.

National Library of Canada Cataloguing in Publication Data
Main entry under title:
Reception centre operational guidelines

ISBN 0-7726-5186-8

1. Public shelters - British Columbia. 2. Rest centers (Disaster relief) - British Columbia. 3. Disaster relief - British Columbia. 4. Emergency management - British Columbia. I. British Columbia. Emergency Social Services Program.

HV554.5.R42 2004 363.34'83'09711 C2004-960078-8

Page Updated:2009 September 28