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Health emergency response and personal preparedness

Publication date: September 13, 2021

Understand the provincial health emergency plans to prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies and disasters.

About health emergency response and personal preparedness

All provincial health emergency plans are consistent with the guidelines and protocols of the B.C. Emergency Response Management System integrated response model. These plans also recognize the highly-specialized and complex requirements of health service delivery during emergencies.

Ministries and agencies also develop and implement comprehensive Business Continuity Plans. These preparedness plans ensure the timely resumption and availability of essential services, programs and operations in the event of an interruption of service.

For more information please see the following:

Ministry of Health Policies:

B.C.'s central resource for emergency preparedness information.

Visit Emergency Info BC for information about active emergencies in British Columbia.

The BC Centre for Disease Control maintains a list of public health alerts within B.C. Take charge of your health and learn more.