BC Housing provides BC communities impacted by a disaster or emergency with post-disaster building assessment support and long-term housing recovery solutions.
Responding to a disaster
BC Housing has several key functions during an emergency response and recovery:
- Post-Disaster Building Assessments (PDBA)
- Recovery
Post-Disaster Building Assessments (PDBA)
- Building capacity for both the public and private sector by offering training in:
- Rapid Damage Assessment (RDA)
- Coordination of Damage Assessment (CDA)
- Leads the Building Damage Assessment Branch at:
- Provincial Emergency Coordination Centre (PECC)
- Catastrophic Earthquake Response and Recovery Centre (CERRC)
- Organizes provincial damage assessment support for local authorities or Indigenous communities when needed
Recovery
- Works with Indigenous communities, local authorities, and partners to develop long-term housing solutions
Learn more about our Emergency Support to Communities