***If you are injured or experiencing a life-threatening incident, you should immediately call 9-1-1 or your local emergency number***
Evacuation Alerts & Orders
Do you know the difference between an Evacuation Alert & Order?
ALERT: Be ready to leave on short notice.
ORDER: Leave the area immediately.
RESCIND: All is safe and you can return home.
- Check your insurance policy for what supports are available in case of evacuation. Most home and tenant insurance providers cover living expenses in evacuations.
- If you will need help to meet your basic needs if evacuated, create a profile for Emergency Support Services with the Evacuee Registration and Assistance (ERA) Tool: Create Profile - Creating the profile is a very simple, quick process.
- If you are evacuated, you can log into your profile to access supports online, by phone, or in-person at a reception centre.
- If evacuated and registered, you may be able to receive support through Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT).
Please contact communityservices@mnbc.ca to help connect you with your Métis Chartered Community during evacuations.
You can also register by calling the Emergency Support Services Info Line 1-800-585-9559 or in person at your local Emergency Support Services Reception Centre. This helps Emergency Operations ensure that people are safe and accounted for and registers evacuees to be eligible for support.If you are under an Evacuation Alert, be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Have grab-and-go bags packed for all members of your household, including pets, and remember to park your vehicle forward-facing in case you must evacuate quickly.
If you receive an Evacuation Order, keep yourself and your community safe by following it.
Choosing to remain in an area under Evacuation Order puts yourself, your loved ones, and first responders in danger. It’s not worth the risk.
Make a grab-and-go bag
More Emergency Information
- Métis Crisis Line provides 24/7 crisis support for Métis in BC. Crisis line workers assist with problem solving, establishing support services, developing safety plans, conducting suicide risk assessments, offering referrals and safety monitoring for at-risk individuals. These services are available for Métis people throughout the province of British Columbia. Phone: 1-833-638-4722 (1-833-METISBC).
- Métis citizens can reach out to MNBC Ministry of Environmental Protection Staff at emergency@mnbc.ca.
- Metis citizens can reach out to their local Chartered Community.
- Métis citizens can reach out to our Community Services: communityservices@mnbc.ca.
- Métis citizens can reach out to their Regional Directors and democratically elected representatives.
Additional Resources:
- Métis Counselling Connection Program: The goal of this program is to help Métis Citizens by offering to cover the expenses of up to 10, 60-minute counselling sessions for those with financial needs, to support them in their mental wellness journey. This program does require the applicant to be either an MNBC Citizen or have an active citizen application with MNBC. Learn more
- MNBC Regional Mental Health Navigators: Regional Mental Health Navigators (RMHN) provide mental health and harm reduction navigation support to Métis people across their respective health authority. RMHNs act as a mental health information conduit between MNBC, Métis Chartered Communities, and the relevant Health Authority. RMHNs can help Métis individuals navigate different mental health and substance use resources and systems. They can help with questions around counselling, psychiatrists, harm reduction, treatment centres, etc. Please contact your RMHN for support. Learn more
Learn about current wildfires and wildfire preparedness at bcwildfire.ca or download the BC Wildfire Service Apple (iOS) mobile app, download directly from the App Store or Google Play Store.
Additional Wildfire Resources:
- Open burning prohibitions with details on bans and restrictions in specific regions.
- FireSmart program to help you get started and make proven steps toward protecting your home and your community from wildfire: www.firesmartbc.ca
- Get Prepared for a Wildfire. If you're in an area that is prone to wildfire, or you just want to be proactive, there are a number of activities you can complete to prevent or prepare for a wildfire.
- Report wildfire sightings or the presence of smoke to BC’s Wildfire Management Branch: 1-800-663-5555 or *5555 on most cellular phones.
- For emergency response support due to a wildfire or other emergency event, connect to EMBC’s 24/7 Emergency Coordination Centre: 1-800-663-3456.
- For current information on fire danger ratings, regional fire prohibitions and wildfire activity call 1-888-336-7378 (3FOREST)
- Online Evacuee Registration and Assistance (ERA), Emergency Support Services: If you are on an evacuation ALERT or ORDER, or if you have been displaced from your home due to an emergency, please self-register for Emergency Support Services here.
- Disaster Financial Assistance: After a disaster, the provincial government may declare the event eligible for Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA). Once declared, the DFA program may provide applicants with financial assistance to restore uninsurable losses that are essential to your home, livelihood or community service. Learn more about DFA.
- Air Quality and Air Advisories: An air quality advisory is issued when pollutant concentrations approach or exceed predetermined limits, or when degraded-air-quality episodes are expected to continue or worsen.
- Smoke Forecast is an interactive map showing current and projected smoke conditions across North America.
Weather alerts from Environment and Climate Change Canada displays all active alerts for Canada, with the ability to view alerts by province or territory and searching by alert name, alert type or forecast location
Heat warnings and cooling centres can be found at Emergency Info BC, online or on X (formerly Twitter)
- Heat preparedness - Learn what to do before, during and after an extreme heat event at Prepared BC Extreme Heat Preparedness Guide
- Heat and your health - Learn more about heat-related illness and get tips on how to stay cool when it is hot outside at HealthLink BC
- Understanding heat alerts - Find information on preparing for heat events and what to know about the different types of heat alerts at BC Centre for Disease Control
Emergency Info BC EmergencyMapBC (arcgis.com)
Emergency Info BC shares verified event information during emergencies, as well as official response and recovery resources. Online or on X (Twitter).
Find emergency event response and recovery information at Emergency Info BC, online or on X (Twitter).
Find public emergency preparation and recovery for individuals and families at Prepared BC online, Facebook or X(Twitter)
Emergency Preparedness
- Understand the risks in your area, create a household emergency plan and build an emergency kit at Public Safety Canada.
- Fill-in-the-blanks Home Emergency Plan
- Circumstance-specific Guide
Emergency Recovery
- Find highway and road closures and Traveler Information System at DriveBC.
Know Before you Go
- Find accommodation, transportation, and experience-provider listings at Destination BC.
- Key travel information, visit Destination BC, Know Before you Go.