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  2. Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness

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    The Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness (EMCR), formerly Emergency Management BC (EMBC), is a provincial government department in the Canadian province of British Columbia. EMCR works with local governments and other provincial and federal agencies year round, providing coordination and support before, during and after ...

  3. Vancouver Building Bylaw - Wikipedia

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    Vancouver is the only municipality in Canada that enacts its own building codes. Other cities instead use the National Building Code of Canada and the provincial codes that are derived from it.

  4. Emergency exit - Wikipedia

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    Emergency exit in Universitetet metro station in Stockholm. An emergency exit in a building or other structure is a special exit used during emergencies such as fires.The combined use of regular and emergency exits allows for faster evacuation, and emergency exits provide alternative means of evacuation if regular exits are inaccessible.

  5. Category:British Columbia provincial legislation - Wikipedia

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    Grant's Law; H. Human Rights Code (British Columbia) L. ... Personal Information Protection Act (British Columbia) Property Transfer Tax Act; S. Safe Streets Act;

  6. Emergency Support Services - Wikipedia

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    Emergency Support Services (formerly known as Emergency Social Services) (ESS) is a component of Emergency Management British Columbia. As of March 2023, EMBC became part of the B.C. Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness [ 1 ] ESS are those services required to preserve the well-being of people affected by an emergency or disaster.

  7. Emergency Management Act - Wikipedia

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    The Emergency Management Act (French: Loi sur la gestion des urgences) is an Act of the Canadian government. It was passed in June 2007 during the minority Harper government . It came into force in August 2007, and it revoked the Emergency Preparedness Act in so doing. [ 1 ]

  8. Emergency evacuation - Wikipedia

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    Emergency evacuation is an immediate egress or escape of people away from an area that contains an imminent threat, an ongoing threat or a hazard to lives or property. Examples range from the small-scale evacuation of a building due to a storm or fire to the large-scale evacuation of a city because of a flood, bombardment or approaching weather ...

  9. List of emergency organizations in British Columbia - Wikipedia

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    The following is a list of organizations with a primary role in emergency management in British Columbia, Canada. These organizations, often working together and with others, e.g. law enforcement and other first responders, to ensure the health and safety of people during an emergency or a disaster.