Important Evacuation Terms To Know:
Evacuation Alert: Be ready to leave on short notice - This is a great time to review your Emergency Plan, pack your grab-and-go-bag and prepare your home.
Evacuation Order: You are at risk. Leave the area IMMEDIATELY - Take your grab-and go bag, follow official directions and check in at a reception centre (this information will be communicated in your evacuation notice and may include facilities in the Village of Harrison Hot Springs or nearby communities)
Tactical Evacuation: This happens when a sudden threat to life requires immediate action and there is no time to prepare or issue written warnings. Tactical evacuations are often coordinated by the RCMP or BC Wildfire Service with assistance from other agencies including Search & Rescue.
Evacuation Rescinded: The risk to life and safety has now passed - You are permitted to return home.
Risks and Dangers of Not Evacuating:
Receiving an Evacuation Order can be an emotional experience. You may be reluctant to leave your home and community. However, choosing to remain in an area that is under an Evacuation Order puts yourself, your family, and first responders in danger:
- Evacuation routes can change or become impassible
- Services, utilities and businesses that you rely on daily may be shut down
- Help may not be able to reach an evacuated area because of a risk to their own safety or access is blocked
Additional resources can be found at: Emergency evacuee guidance for the public - Province of British Columbia (gov.bc.ca)
This project is being completed thanks to a Public Notification and Evacuation Route Planning grant.