B.C. Housing’s Rapid Damage Assessment Program – An Introduction

Dunbar Earthquake and Emergency Preparedness (DEEP) invites you to its Annual General Meeting which features a presentation on B.C Housing’s Rapid Damage Assessment Program. The business portion of the meeting will be very brief, and will be followed by John Halldorson’s introduction to B.C Housing’s Rapid Damage Assessment Program.

Earthquakes, floods and windstorms can cause significant damage to structures, posing serious risks to occupants. Buildings should therefore be assessed for hazards following a disaster, to determine whether they can be safely entered or occupied.

As professionals may not be immediately available to evaluate the structure, it is important for building owners/occupants to have the skills and training necessary to conduct a Rapid Damage Assessment. B.C. Housing’s Rapid Damage Assessment program is designed to provide non-professionals with the basic skills to identify unsafe conditions in wood frame, masonry and concrete structures caused by floods, earthquakes or windstorms. 

Join DEEP’s John Halldorson for an introduction to this program on Thursday, March 5 at 7 p.m. at the Dunbar Community Centre (Room 202), 4747 Dunbar Street.