Evacuation Stages

• Evacuation Alert: Be ready to leave on short notice. If you leave before or during this alert, it's called a voluntary evacuation.
• Evacuation Order: You are at risk. Leave the area immediately. Local police or RCMP enforce evacuation orders.
• Evacuation Rescinded: All is currently safe. You can return home. Stay tuned for other possible evacuation orders or alerts.

Flooding terms from the River Forecast Centre

• A High Streamflow Advisory means that river levels are rising or expected to rise rapidly, but that no major flooding is expected. Minor flooding in low-lying areas is possible.
• A Flood Watch means that river levels are rising and will approach or may exceed bankfull. Flooding of areas adjacent to affected rivers may occur.
• A Flood Warning means that river levels have exceeded bankfull or will exceed bankfull imminently, and that flooding of areas adjacent to the rivers affected will result.

Emergency #Hashtag List: Disaster Response & Recovery

Emergency Management BC has compiled a quick list of evolving, trending and most-used emergency hashtags for your reference.

Alerts

#AMBERalert

#avalanche

#BCFlood

#earthquake

#evacuation

#fire

#landslide

#tsunami

#volcano

#wildfire

Education and Prevention Campaigns

#EPWeek (Emergency Preparedness Week)

#Zombie #Preparedness (Zombie Preparedness Week)

#Volunteer or #NVW (National Volunteer Week)

#ShakeOut (ShakeOut BC)