Emergency Planning

Disaster Response Plan

UBC Okanagan’s Disaster Response Plan identifies lines of authority, critical responsibilities, key responders and essential resources. The plan will be tested annually through campus-wide emergency scenarios. It is supplemented with departmental fire and safety plans, business continuity plans and other operational resiliency measures.

In the event of a large-scale emergency occurring on campus, the University will activate the UBCO Disaster Response Plan and its Emergency Operations Centre to coordinate campus and community response as well as recovery activities.

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HSE’s Emergency Planning Responsibilities

• Development and continuous improvement of the UBC O Disaster Response Plan
• Development and continuous improvement of the effectiveness of the UBC O Emergency Operations Centre (EOC)
• Development of Emergency Response Teams (ERTs)
• Assistance in developing departmental fire and safety plans
• Development of an Emergency Social Services Program for the UBC O community
• Development of departmental and campus-wide business continuity plans and other operational resiliency measures. For guidance, see Business Continuity Plan Template
• Initial and refresher training for new/ongoing EOC members
• Presentation and coordination of emergency warden recruitment and training
• Coordination of other emergency preparedness-related training for departments and other groups
• Design, administration and coordination of the annual campus-wide EOC exercise