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Disaster Preparedness

Like any mountain community, running a business here comes with real natural hazards - and the best time to prepare is before one arrives. Whether you're building a plan today or navigating an active emergency, the resources below are here to help.

Stay Informed — Before and During

Sign up for Alertable — the free emergency notification system for Golden and Area A. Get wildfire, flood, and evacuation alerts by app, text, email, or voice call.

Register at csrd.bc.ca/alertable (set locations for both Town of Golden and Area A)

Bookmark these during an active emergency:

Know Your Local Program

The Golden and Area Emergency Management Program (GAEMP) provides emergency planning, mitigation, preparedness, and recovery for Golden and Electoral Area A. The Town of Golden administers the program with a dedicated Emergency Program Coordinator.

Build Your Plan

Starting a plan before a disaster means faster decisions and better outcomes when it counts.

Provincial Resource Hubs

DisasterSmart BC

A central hub for BC businesses and communities — covering everything from wildfire and flood preparation to pandemic planning and economic recovery. Includes downloadable toolkits, planning templates, and real-world case studies.

Resources include: FireSmart BC guides · Getting Ready Before a Flood · Pandemic Preparedness · Red Cross Ready Rating Assessment · Economic Recovery Tools

Province of BC — Economic Preparedness

Pulls together trusted tools in one place: BDC business continuity templates, Community Futures disaster support, FireSmart resources, Destination BC tourism guides, and a quick-reference self-assessment for local economic development officers

Impacted Right Now?

If your business is actively affected by wildfire, flooding, or another emergency:

For thousands of years, the abundance of the earth’s lands and waters provided us to live, work and play is a result of the ecological wisdom, stewardship and reciprocal relationship of the Ktunaxa and Secwepemc peoples whose unceded territory we continue to live, work and play. The area is also the chosen home of the Metis Nation Columbia River.
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