In-person emergency management training

Last updated on February 11, 2026

In-person emergency management training is coordinated annually by host communities. Opportunities for training are evenly distributed by region across the province.

Applicant information

To be eligible to apply, you must be one of the following:

Group 1: Staff or volunteers of Indigenous community or local government Emergency Management Programs
Group 2: Emergency Support Services (ESS) responders of an Indigenous community or local government
Group 3: If space is available, staff or volunteers of provincial ministry, regional/provincial organization, crown corporation, non-government organization, or other emergency management/response programs

And, based on what group you're in, you must have a recommendation from:

Group 1: Emergency Program Coordinator/Senior Public Official
Group 2: ESS Director
Group 3: Provincial Regional Manager or Emergency Management Training Specialist

Number of attendees

Each course offering has a minimum of 15 seats and a maximum of 24.

Costs

Courses are provided at no cost to eligible participants who fill various roles during emergency and disaster response.

Travel expenses

Travel costs for students attending in-person courses are the responsibility of either the student or their organization.

No-shows

If you don’t show up for a course, you may not be able to take future sponsored courses. If you must withdraw from a course, please let us know well in advance of the start date.

How to apply

In-person courses are hosted in communities around B.C. To apply to an in-person course from the list below, contact the appropriate regional office with the following information:

Course
Date
Location
Name of attendee(s)
Email
Phone
Organization
Emergency Program Coordinator/Manager’s Name
Confirmation of completed pre-requisites (if applicable, see course descriptions)

Course calendar

This calendar runs over a fiscal year (from April to March). For a details regarding a specific course being offered review the course description page.

2026 dates
Region	Host community	Course description	Start date	Training days	Application deadline
Vancouver Island	Oak Bay	EMRG-1334 Information Officer	April 13	2	March 13
Central	Cooks Ferry Indian Band	EMRG-1331 EOC Planning	April 15	1	March 15
Northeast	Fort Nelson	EMRG-1330 EOC Operations	April 22	1	March 22
Southeast	Regional District of East Kootenay	EMRG -1143 Psychosocial Resilience	April 28	1	March 28
Central	Okanagan Nation Alliance (Penticton)	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	May 4	2	April 4
Central	Lillooet	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	May 7	2	April 7
Northwest	Tache	EMRG-1330 EOC Operations	May 12	1	April 12
Southeast	District of Elkford	EMRG-1331 EOC Planning	May 20	1	April 20
Vancouver Island	Port Alberni	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	May 20	2	April 20
Northeast	100 Mile House	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	May 25th	2	April 25
Vancouver Island	Comox Valley RD	EMRG-1350 EOC Applied Training	June 1	1	May 1
Southwest	Port Coquitlam	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	June 9	2	May 9
Vancouver Island	Powell River	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	June 15	2	May 15
Southeast	Regional District of Central Kootenay -Nelson	EMRG-1332 EOC Logistics	June 24	1	May 24
Vancouver Island	Saanich	EMRG-1332 EOC Logistics	September 17	1	August 17
Northwest	Port Edward	EMRG-1350 EOC Applied Training	September 21	1	August 21
Southeast	Regional District of East Kootenay	EMRG-1170 Introduction to Business Continuity Management	September 22	2	August 22
Central	Cooks Ferry Indian Band	EMRG-1332 EOC Logistics	September 25	1	August 25
Northwest	Kitimat	EMRG-1331 EOC Planning	October 7	1	September 7
Northeast	City of Quesnel	EMRG-1330 EOC Operations	October 8	1	September 8
Northeast	Dawson Creek	EMRG-1350 EOC Applied Training	October 21	1	September 21
Southeast	Regional District of Central Kootenay - Nelson	EMRG-1334 Information Officer	October 21	2	September 21
Southwest	Surrey	EMRG-1350 EOC Applied Training	October 27	1	September 27
Southwest	Abbotsford	EMRG -1143 Psychosocial Resilience	November 4	1	October 1
Central	Vernon	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	November 24	2	October 24

2027 dates
Region	Host community	Course description	Start date	Training days	Application deadline
Northwest	Telkwa	EMRG-1121 Hazards, Risks and Vulnerabilities	January 27	2	December 27
Southwest	Hope	EMRG-1350 EOC Applied Training	February 23	2	January 23
Northwest	Burns Lake	EMRG 1320 EOC Essentials	March 9	2	February 9

Contact

For additional information and questions, please email EMBC_EMTraining@gov.bc.ca.

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