Get ready
A disaster can happen at anytime, without warning
After a major disaster, emergency services will be overwhelmed.
Individuals, families, and communities must be prepared to manage on their own for days or longer.
You are your own most reliable resource for dealing with a disaster. Your next source of help will be those around you – your household and your neighbours.
A well-organized neighbourhood can respond faster, helping to save lives, reduce injuries, and minimise property damage.
Here are some resources and simple steps to help you prepare yourself, your household, and your neighbourhood for an emergency.
Which hazards?
Knowing which hazards you need to plan for is your first step to getting prepared.
Not sure what to prepare for, click the links below to find out more:
Upcoming DEEP Training, Workshops and Presentations
Presentation: Emergency Preparedness and First Aid for Your Pets
Practical help
Getting ready: you, your family and your neighbours
Grab and Go Bag
Probably the most important thing you can do – make one today
Make your Emergency Ready Plan
Use this tool to build a plan online or print out a guide
Watch the emergency preparedness workshop video
Watch the City of Vancouver ‘Five Steps to Emergency Preparedness’ video
Attend a DEEP event
Attend an upcoming event, or watch a previous presentation
Neighbourhood Preparedness
Get to know your neighbours and create an emergency plan for yourself, your family and your street / apartment building
Check out further resources
Our city, province and neighbouring communities have many emergency preparedness resources.
Join our mailing list
Sign up to find out about our upcoming events
Getting ready: your home
Post-Disaster Building Assessments
BC Housing and Rapid Damage Assessment information
FireSmart BC Landscaping Guide
By making some strategic choices in your yard, you can increase the wildfire resiliency of your property.
FireSmart BC Begins At Home Guide
Reduce the potential impacts of wildfire on your home
Getting ready: your pets
PreparedBC: Pet Emergency Plan
Download the PDF Guide
26 Weeks to Pet Emergency Preparedness
Download the PDF Guide
Getting ready: your business
PreparedBC: Emergency Plan for Small Businesses
Download the PDF guide
PreparedBC: Guide for Small Businesses
Download the PDF guide
Create a Business Continuity Plan
Learn how to prepare your business for disasters and emergencies
Resources
Our city, province and neighbouring communities have many emergency preparedness resources.
Please explore the links below for a variety of useful materials to prepare.
Housing and Utilities
Links for BC Housing, Fortis BC, BC Hydro and other tips
Earthquake Science
Earthquake monitoring and science Resource Canada: https://www.earthquakescanada.nrcan.gc.ca/index-en.php More general earthquake science and Cascadia subduction zone hazard research USA based CRESCENT https://cascadiaquakes.org Up-to-date maps of seismic susceptibility and hazards in Metro…
DEEP Events
DEEP has presented workshops, training, and events for years and shares recordings and slides when available.
