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Emergency Services Overview

Under Provincial Legislation and Regional District Bylaws, the TNRD has implemented an Emergency Management Program for its 10 Electoral Areas. The TNRD covers an area of 45,000 square kilometres with a total population of 123,000 persons (2001 Statistics), with the Electoral Areas containing approximately 31,000 persons. The program is being implemented with the following objectives:

1. Establish a program organization to oversee implementation and report to the Board of Directors.


2. Assess natural and technical hazards and risks that may be present in the Electoral Areas.


3. Where possible, carry out risk mitigation by way of avoidance, loss prevention or loss reduction.


4. Plan for response through training, exercises and coordination with other agencies, municipalities and organizations.


5. Plan for recovery from events that may occur in the Electoral Areas.


6. Ensure preparedness by way of establishing a regional emergency operations centre capable of being staffed by trained personnel upon activation.


7. Evaluate the program annually and update and review training programs as required.

The TNRD Emergency Program does not take the place of the Provincial Emergency Program (PEP), nor does it address emergencies that are normally handled at the scene by the appropriate first responding agencies such as police, fire or ambulance. The TNRD program will provide the direction and coordination required to respond and recover from major emergencies or disasters in the rural (i.e. electoral) areas of the TNRD. To support the program, an emergency operations centre (EOC) will be established at the TNRD Civic Building at 465 Victoria Street in Kamloops. Technical assistance, direction and training will also be given to sub-regional emergency response teams in defined areas of the Regional District. The TNRD program is in place to assist incident commanders when emergencies exceed their response capabilities, training or available resources.

The TNRD Emergency Program functions on a 24 hour/7 days per week basis. During business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., information on the program can be obtained by :

Mr. Ron Storie,
TNRD Emergency Services Supervisor
at 250-377-7078 (direct) or by email at rstorie@tnrd.ca
or by contacting the TNRD office at (250)377-8673
or toll free in BC at 1-877-377-8673.