BC Disaster Debris Management Resources

This section is current as of August 2025.

Municipal Resources

• Vancouver Joint Municipal Regional Debris Management Operational Plan https://metrovancouver.org/services/emergency-management/Documents/joint-municipal-regional-disaster-debris-managment-operational-plan.pdf
• Central Okanagan Wildfire Debris Removal Program Process https://www.rdco.com/en/living-here/resources/Documents/2021-Wildfire-Debris-Removal-Program-Process.pdf
• CRD Disaster Debris Management Planning (RFP) https://www.crd.bc.ca/about/contracts-rfps/current/erm2024-001—rfeoi—disaster-debris-management-planning
• Squamish-Lillooet Debris Recovery Information https://www.slrd.bc.ca/emergency-program/recovery
• Thomson-Nicola Wildfire Debris Removal Program https://www.tnrd.ca/program-launched-for-tnrd-wildfire-debris-removal/
• New information coming

CWMA Event

Event Recap – CWMA Special Workshop: Handling Fridges and Freezers After a Disaster
Full access to the video replay is made possible by the sponsors of this event:

https://cwma.ca/recap-emergency-and-disaster-debris-management-roundtable/

CWMA Event Video (available to members on request)

Disaster Debris: Lessons Learned and Strategies for the Future from CWMA Conference 2024

Provincial Resources

• BC Flood Waste and Debris Management Plan https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/public-safety-and-emergency-services/emergency-preparedness-response-recovery/embc/flooding/flood_waste_and_debris_management_plan.pdf
• BC Debris Management Guide https://www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/environment/air-land-water/land/flood-response/debris_management_guidance.pdf
  

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