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
** Canadian Coast Guard Auxiliary

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 Social Services
*** PEP Air
*** Search and Rescue (SAR)
**** List of Volunteer SAR teams in BC:
**** [http://sar.100mile.com/ 100 Mile & District Search and Rescue]
**** Alberni Valley Rescue Squad
**** All Island Search and Rescue
**** Anahim Lake Search and Rescue Association
**** [http://www.asar.ca/ Arrowsmith Search and Rescue Society]
**** Barriere Search and Rescue Association
**** Beaver Valley Search and Rescue
**** Bella Coola Valley Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.cancaver.ca/bccr/index.htm British Columbia Cave Rescue]
**** [http://www.bvsar.com Bulkley Valley Search and Rescue]
**** Burns Lake Search and Rescue
**** Campbell River Search and Rescue Society
**** [http://www.csar.bc.ca/ Castlegar Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.ccsar.ca/ Central Cariboo Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.cfvsar.bc.ca/ Central Fraser Valley Search and Rescue Society]
**** [http://www.cosar.ca/ Central Okanagan Search & Rescue Society]
**** [http://www.chetsar.bc.ca/ Chetwynd Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.chilliwacksar.org/ Chilliwack Search and Rescue]
**** Clearwater Search and Rescue
**** Columbia Valley Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.cvgsar.com/ Comox Valley Ground Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.coquitlam-sar.bc.ca Coquitlam Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.cowichansar.com Cowichan Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.cranbrooksar.bc.ca/ Cranbrook and District Search and Rescue]
**** Dease Lake Search and Rescue
**** Elkford Search and Rescue
**** Fernie Search and Rescue
**** Fort Nelson Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.fsjames.com/~gsar/ Fort St. James Search and Rescue]
**** Gabriola Island Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.goldensar.bc.ca/ Golden & District Search and Rescue Society]
**** Grand Forks Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.hopesar.com/ Hope Volunteer Search and Rescue Group]
**** Juan de Fuca Ground Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.ksar.ca/ Kamloops Search and Rescue Society]
**** Kaslo Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.khsar.com/ Kent Harrison Search & Rescue]
**** Keremeos Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.kimberleysar.org/ Kimberley Search and Rescue]
**** Kitimat Search and Rescue

**** Ladysmith Search and Rescue
**** Lake Cowichan Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.lbsar.com/ Lions Bay Search and Rescue]
**** Logan Lake Search and Rescue
**** Mayne Island Search and Rescue
**** Metchosin Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.missionsar.com/ Mission Search and Rescue]
**** Nakusp Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.nanaimosar.bc.ca/ Nanaimo Search and Rescue Society]
**** [http://www.nelsonsar.com/ Nelson Search and Rescue]
**** Nicola Valley Search and Rescue
**** North Peace Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.northshorerescue.com/ North Shore Rescue]
**** Oliver - Osoyoos Search and Rescue
**** Pemberton District Search and Rescue
**** Pender Island Search and Rescue
**** Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization
**** [http://www.pensar.ca/ Penticton and District Emergency Program Society]
**** Port McNeill Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.powellriversar.com/ Powell River Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.clanstewart.ca/~pgsar/PGSAR/Home.html Prince George Search and Rescue]
**** Prince Rupert Search and Rescue
**** Princeton Ground Search and Rescue
**** Revelstoke Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.rmsar.bc.ca/ Ridge Meadows Search and Rescue]
**** Rossland Search and Rescue
**** Saanich Search and Rescue
**** Shuswap Search and Rescue
**** South Peace Emergency Response Team
**** [http://www.sparwoodsar.com/ Sparwood Search and Rescue]
**** [http://squamishemergencyprogram.org/ Squamish Emergency Program]
**** [http://www.skylark.ca/scsar.html Sunshine Coast Search and Rescue Society]
**** [http://www.surreysearchandrescue.com/ Surrey Search and Rescue Society]
**** Terrace Search and Rescue
**** Tumbler Ridge Search and Rescue
**** Valemount/McBride/Robson Valley Search and Rescue
**** [http://www.vernonsar.ca/ Vernon Search and Rescue Group Society]
**** [http://www.vicsar.ca/ Victoria Search and Rescue]
**** [http://www.westcoastsar.org/ Westcoast Inland Search and Rescue]
**** [http://whistlersar.blogspot.com/ Whistler Search and Rescue]
*** 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 Southwestern 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, Victoria Emergency Management Agency
* PEMO, Peninsula Emergency Measures Organization

Other Agencies

* Salvation Army
* Canadian Red Cross
* Emergency Social Services Association