BC Association of Emergency Managers (BCAEM)

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the BCAEM Board of Directors! Wishing you all a happy and healthy 2025! #BCAEM #emergencymanagement #em #publicsafety #rru #yorku #jibc #cjem #crhnet

Do you know an outstanding woman in wildfire resilience? 2025 Nominations Are Open for the Lynn Orstard Award https://buff.ly/3Vy5BjC Nominations for individuals will be judged on the following criteria: The impact of the advocacy efforts on advancing FireSmart’s mission The inclusivity and reach of community engagement and education Initiatives The extent to which the nominee is trailblazer in wildfire resiliency The degree to which the potential recipient reflects Lynn Orstad’s values Nominations will be reviewed by a working group made up of representatives from FireSmart BC, FireSmart Alberta, and the Co-operators. Nominations will be announced at the Wildfire Resiliency & Training Summit, taking place from April 12 – 16, 2025 in Penticton, BC. #BCAEM #FireSmartBC #wildfireresilience

Calling all past, present, and future BCAEM members please take a few minutes to complete the second survey from the Core Competency Working Group by our friends over at CRHNet! Here is the link to the survey: https://buff.ly/4gosJsO The Core Competency Working Group is thrilled to be able to offer this second survey, based on the themes from the first survey which was deployed earlier this year. The results from this survey, and subsequent planned focus groups, will help the project team refine their recommendations around a competency profile for Canadian practitioners. This survey will be open until December 31, 2024, at 23:59 MT. The results from this survey will be shared on the project page at www.crhnet.ca Here is the link to the survey: https://buff.ly/4gosJsO Thank you in advance for your participation. #BCAEM #CRHNET #emegrencymanagement #EMCanada

BCAEM Appoints New leadership Team Following the 2024 BCAEM AGM, the BC Association of Emergency Managers (BCAEM) appointed its new leadership team for the upcoming term. The Board now includes: Tarina Colledge, Chair Deborah Jones-Middleton, Vice-Chair Diane Radymski, Treasurer Sandra Follack and Erin Stockill, Co-Secretaries Christina Carbrey, MA(DEM), Marketing & Communications Directors Christina Carbrey and Sandra Follack were acclaimed for a second term. At the same time, Tarina Colledge, Deborah Jones-Middleton, Erin Stockill, and Diane Radyski continue to serve their existing terms, providing valuable continuity and leadership. The BCAEM remains committed to fostering knowledge sharing, relationship building, professional development, and advocacy to support the continued growth and evolution of emergency management in British Columbia. Congratulations to the new and continuing board members as they work together to strengthen our emergency management community! #BCAEM #em #emegrencymanagement #disasterriskreduction #DRR #YorkU #RRU #JIBC #EMCR #CHRNet #CJEM #ADVERT

🎉 Exciting News!!! We are thrilled to announce the launch of our brand new BCAEM website. Head over to www.bcaem.ca to check it out! 🎉 We're in the process of refining the site for better accessibility and making a few minor adjustments (bear with us), but the Board is so excited to have this new platform up and running. Many more exciting things to come... this is just the first step. #BCAEM #emergencymanagement

BRC Conference Raising Flood Hazard Awareness and Personal Preparedness Through Accessible Data, presented by Mark Stephens. An excellent session on public education and preparedness! Helping residents understand hazards and their risk is key in increasing community resilience through personal preparedness. #bcaem #brcconference

BRC Conference Plenary Session: Mental Health Toolkit presented by Mark Stephens and Chris Marsh. Important conversations about mental health impacts in EOCs and for emergency managers. Really interesting comparison between first responders and emergency managers and the attitudes often experienced when considering the stresses of their work. #bcaem #brcconference

BRC Conference Day 2! A great quote by Rick Hansen was shared this morning. #bcaem #brcconference

Plenary session 2: McDougall Creek Wildfire - Lake Country presented by Chief Darren Lee and Deputy Chief Brent Penner. Sharing lessons learned and the importance of multi-agency collaboration. #bcaem #brcconference

Session 2: Business Continuity Planning 101 presented by Neha Nat and Rocio Zielinksi. Does your organization have a BCP? Some great take aways, the key being that BCPs can't be successfully developed in silos! #bcaem #brcconference