Emergency Preparedness
Open Burning Practices for Farmers and Ranchers
Farmers and ranchers sometimes face special challenges when using open burns to clear grass and stubble, debris piles and windrows. To help conduct your open burn safely, please follow the tips in this factsheet.
The Farm/Ranch Wildfire Plan Guide and Workbook
Producers face unique challenges from wildfire. This video demonstrates how to use the Farm/Ranch Wildfire Plan guide and workbook to develop a preparedness plan that’s customized for your specific operational needs.
Creating an Operations Map for your Wildfire Plan
This video explains how to find or create a suitable map. It also explains the types of features and information to document on a map that will share key information about a farm operation before and during wildfire.
Wildfire Mitigation for the Farm and Ranch
Understand the three types of ignition that can cause wildfire to spread into and through the farm or ranch. This videorecommends practical actions for reducing risk to farm and ranch assets.
Farm Flood Readiness Toolkit
The Farm Flood Readiness Toolkit is designed to assist agricultural producers to assess flood risk and asset vulnerabilities, and to identify suitable farm-level strategies for reducing potential impacts associated with flooding.
Livestock Sector Emergency Preparedness Tips for Flooding
If you operate a farm or ranch in British Columbia, you know about the many natural hazards that can affect your business. For example, if your operation lies within an area subject to flooding, your business could be severely affected in the short and long term. The BC Ministry of Agriculture has worked with the livestock industries to develop Emergency Management Guides for producers to be as prepared as possible for events such as floods.
Emergency Livestock Relocation
The B.C. government has developed Livestock Relocation Factsheets to assist and support producers in being as prepared as possible during emergencies. Information about EMBC’s Livestock Relocation Policy can be found through this link.
Climate & Agriculture Initiative BC
CAI supports the agriculture sector in British Columbia with adapting to climate change. We facilitate collaboration, deliver programs, develop tools and resources, and share information.
