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Environmental Emergency Program

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Environmental Emergency Management ProgramThe Ministry of Environment's Environmental Emergency Program leads the Province's ongoing commitment to prevent, prepare for, mitigate, and respond to spills that effect the environment. The program plays an essential role in protecting both human health and the environmental quality of the province’s water, land, and air resources along with the flora and fauna they contain.

The Environmental Emergency Program fulfills its function through shared stewardship of our environment with other provincial agencies, industry, local government, federal government, and other stakeholders. The program is comprised of:

  • a headquarters component located in Victoria,
  • 15 Environmental Emergency Response Officers strategically deployed around the province who provide assessment, guidance, and direction in the event of an emergency,
  • One Provincial Incident Management Teams made up of response officers and other ministry personnel who possess specialized skills, and
  • a cadre of Technical Specialists Teams from within the ministry who may be called upon to provide incident specific knowledge and expertise as needed.

The program provides leadership through the establishment of:

  • Policies and procedures,
  • Response plans,
  • Operational guidelines,
  • Cooperative agreements, and
  • Technical guidance on emergency response

For more detailed information on the Environmental Emergency Program, please see the “Overview” section of the website. If you cannot find the information you are seeking on this site you may direct your enquiries to program staff by using our contact information.