Resources and Webinars

Public Health and Weather Alerts

Extreme Heat and Air Quality Alerts

• Public Weather Alerts for British Columbia 
• Air Quality Health Index (AQHI) - View hourly air quality readings.
• BC Heat Impacts Prediction System (BCHIPS) - Interactive map to support health protection during hot weather.

Wildfire Emergency Information

• Emergency Info BC

HealthLink BC - Extreme Heat and Heat-Related Illness

• Heat-related illness
• Beat the Heat

PreparedBC - Extreme Heat

• Be prepared for extreme heat
• Extreme Heat Preparedness Guide

Learn about Wildfire Smoke and Health

• BC Centre for Disease Control Wildfire Smoke Resources

Communicate with Tenants/Clients about Extreme Heat

Tenants/Clients

• Wellness Check-In Card for Tenants
• Tips to Cool Your Home: Resource for Building Operators
• Tips to Beat the Heat - Poster

Heat and Pets

• Heat and Pets: Hot Weather Do's and Don'ts
• Heat and Pets: Heatstroke and Heat Exhaustion
• Keep Pets Cool Poster

Heat Safety Tips from Health Authorities

• Interior Health - Extreme Heat Events
• Vancouver Coastal Health - Extreme Heat Resources
• Vancouver Coastal Health - Heat Check-in Support Framework
• Island Health - Heat Safety
• Fraser Health - Heat Safety
• Fraser Health - Extreme heat and people experiencing homelessness: A primer for community organization
• Northern Health
• First Nations Health Authority
• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health - Building Resilience to Extreme Heat Video
• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health - Heat Protection Advice
• National Collaborating Centre for Environmental Health - Health Checks During Extreme Heat Events
   

Planning

Prepare for Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke (EHWS)​

• Extreme Heat Checklist for Building Operators - Provides an overview of activities for non-profit partners to take before or as an extreme heat event occurs

Prepare Buildings and Facilities to Address Extreme Heat

• Space Cooling Strategies - Strategies for cooling individual suites, common areas and entire building
• Cooling System Assessment Guide - Specifications guide for a permanent cooling system (heat pumps, PTACs, central air conditioning) for HVAC or engineering consultant
• Cooling System Specifications Form - Form to be provided after assessment process to be included in the request for a HVAC or engineering consultant
• Portable Air Cleaners for Wildfire Smoke - Guide sheet from BCDCD
• Air Conditioner Sizing Worksheet - Size short-term portable air conditioners for single rooms up to 2,500ft2
• Air Purifier Sizing Worksheet - Size short-term portable air purifiers for common rooms
• Guidance for Cleaner Air Spaces during Wildfire Smoke Events

Request Equipment

• If you are in need of extreme heat and wildfire smoke related equipment, please first try to source directly locally. If you are unable to source equipment directly, please email [email protected] with your request.

Webinars

• Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke: Essential Tools for Preparation (April 27, 2023)
  • Slide Deck (11 MB)
• Lived Experience of Extreme Heat: What We Heard and Opportunities for Improvement (July 27, 2022)
• Watch: Extreme Heat and Wildfire Smoke: Essential Tools for Preparation and Protection (April 28, 2022)
  • Slide Deck (7 MB)