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Disaster Recovery Guidance

Recovery guide for local authorities and First Nations

Source
British Columbia Government

This document is intended to guide local authorities and First Nations as they plan for postdisaster recovery. It is scalable and can be used from a small event (e.g. single apartment fire) to a large event (e.g. wildfire event).

It includes: 

  • Planning considerations for community recovery;
  • Guidance for priority actions during recovery phases;
  • Infrastructure recovery; and
  • Demobilization.

 

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Recovery Guide for Local Authorities and First Nations PDF, 0.8 MB English

Last checked: 24 October 2025

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Themes Governance Inclusion Traditional and Indigenous knowledges Recovery Recovery planning
Country and region Canada
Cover_British Columbia
Number of pages
60 p.
Publication year
2022

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