| MINISTRY / AGENCY
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RESPONSIBILITY
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 | Ministry of
Agriculture,
Food and Fisheries
Foot and Mouth Disease Update
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Animal diseases
Plant diseases
Pest infestations
Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Public Safety
and Solicitor General
Provincial
Emergency Program | |
Earthquakes
Tsunamis
Volcanic
Atmospheric events
Space object crash
Avalanches and landslides (other than those affecting provincial highways only)
Drought
Storm surges
Power outage
Structural collapse
Other non-specific or unidentified emergencies
Schedule 2 Duties1
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E Division, RCMP |
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Air crashes
Marine accidents
Motor vehicle crashes
Riots
Terrorism
Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Energy and Mines
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Gas and gas leaks (gas wells)
Mine explosions and emissions
Land subsidence
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Ministry of Sustainable Resource Management
Water Resource Information
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Responsibilities shared with Water, Land and Air Protection
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Ministry of Environment
Water Resource Information
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Dam failures
Debris avalanches
Submarine slides
Hydrologic erosion and accretion
Schedule 2 Duties1
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Environmental Emergency Program
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Hazardous spills (on site or transport route)
Gas and gas leaks (pipelines)
Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Forests
Forest Protection
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Wildfire
Schedule 2 Duties1
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Ministry of Health Planning
Provincial Health Officer
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Responsibilities shared with Health Services
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| Ministry of
Health Services
BC Ambulance Service
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Human diseases and epidemics
Radiation hazardous materials
Infectious materials
Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Community, Aboriginal
and Women's Services
Office of the Fire
Commissioner
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Fire (excludes interface fire)
Explosions (other than pipeline, gas wells, and mines)
Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Transportation
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Flooding
Ice Jams
Avalanches and landslides affecting highways
Schedule 2 Duties1
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 | Ministry of
Finance
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| Ministry of
Human Resources
Emergency Social
Services
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| British
Columbia Ferry Corporation
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| British
Columbia Hydro and Power Authority
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| British
Columbia Rail Limited
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| British
Columbia Transit
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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| British
Columbia Buildings Corporation
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Schedule 2 Duties1
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Note:
1 Schedule 2 Duties are specific supporting
Ministry/Agency responsibilities. They are too numerous to list
here. |
