List of emergency organizations in British Columbia

The following is a list of emergency organizations operating in the Province of British Columbia, Canada.

Federal Agencies[]

Department of National Defence[]

• Canadian Forces

Fisheries and Oceans Canada[]

• Canadian Coast Guard
  • Royal Canadian Marine Search & Rescue (RCM-SAR) (Formerly Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary)
  • Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary (Operating as RCM-SAR)

Public Safety Canada[]

• RCMP "E" Division
• Correctional Service Canada

Public Health Agency Canada[]

• Quarantine and Migration Health Program
• Health Emergency Response Teams

Provincial Agencies[]

Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General[]

• Law Enforcement

• BC Corrections Branch
• Emergency Management BC
  • Provincial Emergency Program (PEP)
    • Emergency Support Services
    • PEP Air
    • Royal Canadian Marine Search and Rescue (RCMSAR)
    • Ground Search and Rescue (SAR)
      • List of Volunteer SAR teams in BC:

• • • Emergency Radio Communications
    • Road Rescue
  • Office of Fire Commissioner
    • Fire & Rescue Departments
  • BC Coroners Service

Ministry of Health[]

• British Columbia Ambulance Service
  • Provincial Air Ambulance Coordination Centre

Municipal/Regional Agencies[]

• E-Comm, 9-1-1 call and dispatch centre for BC
• North Island 911 Corporation, provides 9-1-1 service to North Vancouver Island
• Victoria Operations Communication Centre provides 9-1-1 service to Greater Victoria
• VECTOR, Vancouver Emergency Community Telecommunications Organization
• VEMA, Vancouver Emergency Management Agency (formerly Office of Emergency Management)
• VEMA, Victoria Emergency Management Agency
• PEMO, Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization

Other Agencies[]

• Salvation Army
• Canadian Red Cross
• St. John Ambulance Canada
• Canadian Lifeboat Institution - Steveston BC
• Roberts Bank Lifeboat - Delta BC
• Emergency Social Services Association