Emergency Contact Information

If you receive an emergency beacon from an APRS station, please assume it's real!

Here is some contact information for emergency agencies in British Columbia.

 

British Columbia

JRCC - Joint Rescue Coordination Center

 

Toll free

1-800-567-5111  (BC & Yukon only)

Cellular direct

*311

Dial direct

250 363-5360 or 250 363-2333

JRCC Website

The JRCC is located in Victoria and coordinates land air and sea search and rescue activity for western Canada.

 

CCG Pacific - Canadian Coast Guard

 

Operations Center, Victoria

250 413-2800

CCG Pacific Website

 

RCMP - Royal Canadian Mounted Police

The RCMP provides police services for BC highways, and for several towns and municipalities. "E" Division in Vancouver is the overall headquarters for BC. For detatchments not listed below, check the RCMP contact page.

 

"E" Division, Vancouver

604 264-3111

Burnaby

604 294-7922

Langley

604 532-3200

North Vancouver

604 985-1311

Richmond

604 278-1212

Surrey

604 599-0502

Chilliwack

604 792-4611

Hope

604 869-7750

Squamish

604 898-9611

 

CASARA - Civil Air Search And Rescue Association

CASARA National

South West Zone

Tom Fisher - Zone Commander 604 649-9320

John Cammidge - Deputy Zone Commander 604 209-3513

 

PEP - Provincial Emergency Program

PEP Emergency Coordination Center 1-800-663-3456

PEP Website

 

 

 


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Last updated 27 January 2004