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  • Introduction
  • Modules
    • Module 1: Preparing To Be An ESS Responder
    • Module 2: ESS Overview
    • Module 3: ESS Responder Functions
    • Module 4: Scenario
  • Resources

Role of the Provincial Government

The provincial EM office (in BC, it’s EMBC) is responsible for:

  • Managing a provincial emergency response
  • Assisting local authorities with planning for an emergency
  • Supporting volunteers through an (EMBC) Task Number, to ensure that they are eligible for worker’s compensation and liability insurance when they are involved in an ESS response or engaged in approved training

 

The provincial ESS office:

  • Provides overall leadership and coordination of ESS
  • Develops policies and procedures for use by ESS teams
  • Supports communities in building capacity and planning for and operating ESS
  • Funds training for volunteers and local authority staff
  • Liaises with local governments, provincial ministries, federal government departments, non-government organizations and other key emergency management stakeholders
  • Provides responder support
  • Supports local and regional level ESS responses to disasters and emergencies
  • Manages provincial level ESS responses

 

Module Menu

  • Module 2: ESS Overview
    • Emergency Management
      • Role of ESS
      • Role of the Local Authority
      • Role of the Provincial Government
      • Role of the Federal Government
    • Emergency Management System
      • Common Response Model
      • Standard Response Goals
      • ICS Principles for ESS
      • Response Structure Levels
    • ESS Services
      • ESS Site
    • ESS Response Process
      • ESS Activation Levels
      • Host Communities
      • Mobile Support Teams
      • ESS Support Organizations

About

  • About Us
  • Acknowledgements

Partners

  • JIBC Emergency Management Division
  • Emergency Management BC
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