Emergency Management British Columbia (EMBC) is the coordinating agency for the provincial government’s emergency management activities.
The Emergency Management function in EMBC is organized into six regions, plus a Headquarters located near Victoria.
Each region has a Regional Office and Provincial Regional Emergency Operation Centre or PREOC available for immediate activation in response to an emergency or disaster.
A fully equipped radio room is co-located with each PREOC. EMBC regions are as follows:
| Region |
Abbreviation |
Location |
Station Callsign |
| Vancouver Island |
VIR |
Victoria |
VE7PEP |
| South West |
SWE |
Surrey |
VE7SWF |
| Central |
CTL |
Kamloops |
VE7KAZ |
| South East |
SEA |
Nelson |
VE7NEZ |
| North East |
NEA |
Prince George |
VE7PGZ |
| North West |
NWE |
Terrace |
VE7NWZ |
EMBC Region Map (click on map to enlarge):
The Vancouver Island Regional Office and PREOC are co-located with EMBC Headquarters and the Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre
Station VE7PEP provided radio communication support to both the VIR PREOC and PECC.