Emergency resources in multiple languages
Last updated on March 15, 2024Explore emergency guides and resources in multi-language, including downloadable guides and fill-in-the-blank plans to help you get ready for emergencies that you may encounter when you come to B.C.
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In B.C., we have emergency services to handle disasters like wildfires, floods, and pandemics. When these emergencies take place, the Province provides the necessary resources, enforces safety measures, and offers essential services to reduce the impact of the emergency, and to support the recovery process.
Below are some guides on how you can prepare yourself for an emergency:
- Know the hazards and make your emergency plan
- Prepare an emergency kit
- Basic guides, guides for specific hazards and guides for certain situations
Visit Prepared BC’s "Make Your Plan" page and create your emergency plan to protect loved ones, homes, and communities during emergencies.
Get tips and guidance on how to build an emergency kit and grab-and-go bag. An emergency kit will keep you safe at home during an emergency, and a grab-and-go bag is something you can take with you if you have to leave home quickly.
Find basic guides, guides for specific hazards (earthquake, tsunami, extreme heat, wildfire), and guides for certain situations, including resources for people with disabilities, to improve your preparedness.
Additional helpful information
WelcomeBC provides tips on how you can best prepare for an emergency. Some of this information is available in other languages in the B.C. Newcomers' Guide, link is available below.
- Wildfires are big fires that spread quickly through forests. Sometimes they can cause fires in towns and cities.
- Floods take place when a lot of water covers land due to heavy rains. It is not safe to be in a place that is flooding.
- Earthquakes are when the ground suddenly shakes. The shaking may cause damage to buildings and the environment.
- Tsunami are huge waves in the ocean or lakes that can cause damage by flooding land.
- Evacuation is the process of moving people away from a place that is not safe to a place that is safe. Evacuations may happen during floods or wildfire.
- Pandemic occurs when a disease spreads across many countries.
Droughts lead to reduced water availability and is a recurring feature of climate change.
Find out about drought information, resources and response for B.C.
Wildfires happen every summer in B.C., and drought conditions put communities at higher risk of wildfire. You must plan, prepare and stay informed about wildfires in B.C.
Find out about supports and information for people, businesses and communities impacted by wildfires.