British Columbia Emergency Response Management System
The Province of British Columbia has developed and adopted the British Columbia Emergency Response Management System (BCERMS).
BCERMS is a comprehensive emergency management system based on the Incident Command System (ICS). This supports a coordinated and organized response and recovery to all emergency incidents and disasters.
Read more about this topic: Provincial Emergency Program (British Columbia)
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