Emergency Preparedness Resources

Many resources are available to assist ranchers with preparing for a variety of emergency situations.

Icon	Resource Name Description	Size
	BC Farm & Ranch Wildfire Plan 2019 guide.pdf Guide - Preparing for and Responding to Wildfire Prepared by: Climate Change Adaptation Program	2.41 Mb
	BC Farm & Ranch Wildfire Plan 2019 workbook.pdf Workbook - Preparing for and Responding to Wildfire Prepared by: Climate Change Adaptation Program	497.57 Kb
	Emergency Management Guide Beef.pdf How to prepare for and respond to an emergency impacting your ranch Prepared for: Ministry of Agriculture and BC Cattlemen's Association	1.9 Mb
	Emergency Management Guide Dairy.pdf	2.88 Mb
	Emergency Management Guide Small Mixed Farm.pdf	2.72 Mb
	Fire Smart Wildfire Preparedness Guide.pdf	4.02 Mb

Initial Attack

The BC Cattlemen’s Association (BCCA) has been in discussions with FLNRORD and BC Wildfire Service (BCWS) about the need to supplement provincial fire support efforts. BCCA has encouraged the Province to establish agreed upon protocol for stakeholder response to new fires that start in their community, both on Crown and private lands.  We are pleased to report that the following protocol and criteria have been agreed upon regarding initial attack by local stakeholders. Please familiarize yourself with the protocols. 

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Livestock Relocation

Review the following 4 documents from Emergency Management BC (EMBC) outlining policy support for livestock relocation during an emergency (Policy 2.01).  For more information on:

• relocation of livestock
• transportation, feed or lodging services
• eligible costs
• rates, and more...

These can be accessed through Livestock relocation - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
or directly at: Emergency Management B.C. policies - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
 
Direct links to each document are below:

• Policy 
  201_provincial_support_for_livestock_relocation_policy_aug_2016.pdf (gov.bc.ca)
  
• Procedures 
  201_provincial_support_for_livestock_relocation_procedures_aug_2016.pdf (gov.bc.ca)
  
• Rate Card 
  201_livestock_relocation_reimbursement_rate_card_2018.pdf (gov.bc.ca)
  
• FAQs 
  201_provincial_support_for_livestock_relocation_faqs_aug_2016.pdf (gov.bc.ca)

Importance of Documentation During Wildfires

In order to access programs, you will need documentation.

Please keep up-to-date logs or journals during the entire fire process. Take a few minutes each day or every week to document will assist with program opportunities for ranchers in need.

Detail things such as

• dates, times, names, locations,
• number of animals moved,
• number of animals doctored, etc.
• take pictures with date stamps (to document events and/or losses from the fire)

For the latest on current wildfire and flooding activity in BC:

• General link to Wildfires:
  https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-situation  
  
  
• Interactive Wildfire Map:
  

  https://governmentofbc.maps.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/f0ac328d88c74d07aa2ee385abe2a41b 

• BC Wildfire Facebook page:
  

  https://www.facebook.com/BCForestFireInfo/?ref=page_internal

• General link to Flooding:
  https://www.emergencyinfobc.gov.bc.ca/current-flooding-information-3/

Prepare for floods: