Post-disaster building assessment guidelines for communities

The purpose of the following Post-Disaster Building Assessment (PDBA) Guidelines for Communities is to support local authorities (including municipalities, First Nations, and regional governments) in the development and operation of their own PDBA programs.

The following guidelines draw on the research that informed the British Columbia Post-Disaster Building Assessment Framework and Recommendations document, and provide direction and resources with regards to the following elements of PDBA programs:

• Bylaw and regulatory mechanisms for conducting PDBA
• Building assessment models and procedures
• Administrative and operational structures
• Strategies for pre- and post-PDBA operations
• Logistics, equipment, and communications
• Assessment teams
• Information and data management
• Training