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Crater Creek wildfire

Upper Park Rill Creek wildfire

Eagle Bluff wildfire (Osoyoos and RDOS residents)

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) information: 

  • 250-490-4225 | For emergencies call 9-1-1

  • Emergency Support Services (ESS): 250-486-1890
  • ALERT (Animal Lifeline Emergency Response Team: 250-809-7152

Emergency Support Services Evacuee Registration & Assistance (ERA) Register online: ess.gov.bc.ca 

  • or by telephone: 1-844-537-7377 (8:30 am to 4:30 pm)

BC Wildfire Service (BCWS): lead agency providing information about wildfires, including size, status, and resources.

Upper Similkameen Indian Band (USIB)

Lower Similkameen Indian Band (LSIB)

Drive BC

Important links to help you prepare for an emergency:

What to do when an Evacuation ALERT or ORDER is issued:

  • RDOS Evacuation ALERT Tips
  • RDOS Evacuation ORDER TIPS

Emergency Notifications: Voyent Alert! 

Recovery Information | Disaster Financial Assistance (DFA)

Sandbagging Information | Sandbag Wall: video

PreparedBC emergency guides and resources: PreparedBC

RDOS Community FireSmart: Free Hazard Assessments

Emergency Management BC (EMBC)

Fortis BC

  • For downed powerlines, call 9-1-1 or Fortis BC: 1-866-436-7847
  • For a natural gas leak, call 9-1-1 or Fortis BC: 1-800-663-9911

BC Hydro: for downed powerlines, please call 9-1-1

Interior Health Authority

RDOS COVID-19 resource links

Emergency Support Services | Volunteer Information

RDOS EOC | Emergency Preparedness

 

Rock fall in Electoral Area "G" (Rural Keremeos):

  • RDOS Geotechnical Assessment 

 

Emergency Operations Centre (EOC):
250-490-4225
For emergencies, please call:
9-1-1
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