The province's lead coordinating agency for all emergency management activities, including planning, training, testing and exercising, to help strengthen provincial preparedness. Also provides advisories on active emergencies, disaster readiness and recovery, fire safety, and death investigation. Works in collaboration with local governments, First Nations, federal departments, industry, non-government organizations, and volunteers in advance of a disaster to help strengthen the response effort. Serves Kootenay Boundary, Central Kootenay, East Kootenay, and communities in the Columbia-Shuswap excluding Angelemont, Falkland, Salmon Arm, Sicamous, Canoe, Malakwa, Sorrento, and Tappen.