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Provincial Emergency Program
Emergency Management BC
Key Initiatives
EPIC 2015 Conference
September 25, 2015
Agenda
• Overview of Emergency Management BC
• Organizational Changes
• Strategic Plan and Annual Report
• EMBC Key Initiatives:
• Catastrophic Earthquake Planning and Capacity
• Notification and Alerting
• Exercise Coastal Response
• Public Education and Regional Partnership Support
• Local Government Engagement Strategy
Organizational
Changes
– EMBC is now in the Ministry of State for
Emergency Preparedness, situated within the
Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
– Office of the Fire Commissioner remains with
EMBC
– BC Coroner Service remained with Ministry of
Justice
EMBC
Organization Chart
Deputy Minister
Emergency
Management
Assistant Deputy Minister
Emergency Management
BC
Plans and Mitigation
Office of the Fire
Commissioner
Operations &
Recovery Transition
Policy and Legislation
Regional
Offices
Administrative Unit
Corporate Staff
Supporting EMBC Executive Officer
Integrated
Public Safety
GCPE
Communications
ISB
CMSB
Finance
Organizational
Learning
Integrated Planning
Emergency Coordination
Centre
Public Safety Lifeline
Volunteers
Recovery and Funding
Program
Flood Protection Program
Executive Coordinator
Fire Inspections and
Investigations
Structure Protection
Program
Codes and Standards
Fire Reporting
Logistics
Training
Exercises
Public Education
Social Media
External Resourcing and
Coordination
Logistics Plans and
Support
Business Continuity
Program
Supply Chain Business
Architecture
6 EMBC Regional
Offices and
Regional/Provincial
Operations Centres
Direct support to
Local Authorities
and Stakeholders
EMBC - Our Regions
Legislated Responsibilities
– Emergency Program Act (EPA)
• Defines responsibilities of local authorities, provincial ministries and
crown corporations
• Responsibility for the Province’s emergency management program
– Emergency Program Management Regulation
• Identifies Minister responsible for coordinating government response
to specific hazards
– Local Authority Emergency Management Regulation
• Outlines roles & responsibilities of Local Authority
– Compensation and Disaster Financial Assistance
Regulation
• Defines disaster financial assistance framework
PREMIER AND CABINET
MINISTERS - DEPUTIES EMERGENCY COMMITTEE
PROVINCIAL EMERGENCY COORDINATION CENTRE PROVINCIAL MINISTRIES
AND AGENCIES
FEDERAL DEPARTMENTS
PROVINCIAL REGIONAL EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE(S)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTRE
(EOCS)
ON-SITE RESPONSE
CENTRAL COORDINATION GROUP
Provincial Emergency
Management Structure
2014 OAG Audit
Catastrophic Earthquake
An Opportunity and Catalyst to:
• Build capacity
• Develop strategic and long-term plans
• Review and update existing plans and programs
• Conduct regular training and exercises
• Develop and measure public education initiatives
• Report out annually
EMBC Mission
To lead the management of provincial
level emergencies and disasters and
support other authorities within their
areas of jurisdiction.
EMBC Strategic Plan
2014 - 2017 Goals
1. EMBC is a learning organization with a culture of
continuous improvement.
2. EMBC is expert in leading the management of catastrophic
disasters of provincial significance and impact.
3. EMBC is effective in supporting other responsible
authorities in their mandate to mitigate and manage
emergencies and disasters.
4. EMBC excels in the provision of the Office of the Fire
Commissioner’s unique services.
5. EMBC empowers and strengthens volunteer organizations.
EMBC Strategic Plan:
Lines of Effort
• Organizational Capacity
• Catastrophic Earthquake Preparedness
• Training and Exercising
• Partnerships (including local authorities)
• Public Education
• Business Practices and Governance
EMBC Annual Report
– Assesses progress against:
• EMBC Strategic Plan
• EMBC Mandate and Initiatives
– Deliverables on track and/or ahead of
schedule
– Significant progress on catastrophic planning
EMBC Organizational
Capacity
– Logistics Cell (4)
– Provincial Duty Managers (6)
– Training and Exercise Staff Augmentation (2)
Earthquake Preparedness
Consultation and Report
• Extensive stakeholder consultation (April to July 2014)
• Eight recommendations with key actions identified
• Highlights need for change in culture and preparedness
• Emergency management is a responsibility that is shared
by all: public, all levels of gov’t, private sector, NGOs, etc.
• Organizations responsible for emergency management in
BC need greater resources, empowerment and authority
Concrete work already underway, particularly at EMBC, in
response to the Auditor General’s 2014 report
March 2014 March 2015 March 2016 March 2017
Immediate Response Plan
Sustained Response
Planning
Recovery Planning
Earthquake
Planning Roadmap
Earthquake Immediate
Response Plan (IRP)
• Developed in cooperation with Partners
• Completed and posted on EMBC website:
http://www.embc.gov.bc.ca/em/hazard_plans/irp.pdf
• Outlines provincial response
• Roles and responsibilities of all levels of
government, IGO/NGO, volunteers and the private
sector
• Addresses decision making and integration
between local, provincial, federal and U.S. partners
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EMBC IRP Valiation Day 19
Provincial Earthquake
Response & Recovery Centre
• Venue for integration across all agencies
• Coordination specific to earthquake
• Direct support to Local Authorities
• Recovery integration
Provincial
Coordination Team (PCT)
• Cross-government, multi-functional provincial program
• Activated & deployed by EMBC
• Potential tasks:
– On the ground situational awareness, assessment and analysis
– Reinforcing & setting conditions for integration with Local Authorities & stakeholders
– Reinforcing regional operations centers
• Already proven effectiveness
Notification
and Alerting
Provincial Emergency
Notification System (PENS)
• Emergency notification function to alert Local
Authorities, First Nations and other key
stakeholders
• Currently used exclusively to notify of a
potential tsunami
• Technology and processes were outdated
• PENS Renewal project was initiated June 2014
and completed March 2015
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Citizens
“New” Current System
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EMBC
Provincial
Duty
Manager
Wa
rnin
g
Local
Government
Emergency
Officials
National Tsunami
Warning Center
Local Alert
Social Media
Unit (On Call)
Alert
Alert
EMBC
Emergency
Coordinatio
n Centre
Notify
Web
1
2
3 4
Local Alert
Local Alert
Citizens
Public Alerting Project:
Future State
Web
BC Alert
Management
Hub
Response
Warning
Local
Government
Emergency
Officials
No
tify
EMBC
Provincial
Duty
Manager (24x7 On
site)
National
Tsunami
Warning
Center
Create
Alert
1
2
3
Purpose
• Enhance provincial emergency response capabilities
Scope
• Full Scale Exercise
• Test components of BC’s Earthquake Immediate Response Plan
• Deploy Specialized Resources (HUSAR & PCT)
• Strengthen stakeholder relationships and engagement
• Linked with Canadian Federal Pacific Quake Exercise and US
Cascadia Rising Exercise
Location
• Port Alberni
Exercise
Coastal Response
Exercise Functions
Strategic Communications
Logistics
Operational
Communications
Emergency Operations
Mass Care
Medical
Exercise
Coastal Response
Provincial Emergency Program
HUSAR TF-1
LUSAR Ex Coastal Response 2016
PCT
Public Education
• Developed in consultation with Local Authorities
• New public education materials:
• Earthquake and Tsunami Smart Manual
• Neighbourhood Preparedness Guide
• Household Preparedness Guide
• DIY Emergency Plan
• Emergency Kit Card
Regional Partnerships
Integrated Partnership for Regional Emergency
Management (IPREM)
A 50-50 partnership between the Province and Metro
Vancouver Local Authorities
Created a Regional Concept of Operations
Completed a draft regional communications strategy
Potential for similar relationship with the Capital Regional
District
Catastrophic Planning
Local Government
Engagement Strategy
A three-year Local Government Engagement Strategy has
been written and is under final review.
“Over the course of the next three years, EMBC intends to
better engage local government through a variety of
communication methods, to modernize the tools that are
available, and to promote a better understanding of EMBC
policies, roles and responsibilities.”
Local Government
Strategy Goals
• To apply a flexible approach to tool development that
recognizes the differences between local authority
emergency programs.
• To provide EMBC staff the tools, resources and training
to ensure effective program delivery to local authorities.
• To create more opportunities for meaningful dialogue
and communications between EMBC and local
authorities.
• To promote leadership and governance through
partnership, collaboration and shared learning
Reference
Materials
Other EMBC
Work Underway
• Provincial Mitigation Program
• Multi-Year Provincial-level exercise program
• Support to First Nations
• Integration with federal agencies
• Enhanced partnerships internal and external
to BC
Provincial Emergency Program
Thank You
Heather Lyle
Director, Integrated Public Safety
Emergency Management BC
www.embc.gov.bc.ca