In case of any emergency, the RCMP's role is to ensure public safety and protect lives and property. We work closely with different agencies, such as the Fire Department, Emergency Health Services, and the Bowen Island Municipality when it comes to implementing the community’s emergency plan. One of the key roles of RCMP during wildfires will be to notify residents during evacuations. This may be accomplished through knocking on doors and alerting citizens.
Residents should be prepared to evacuate when instructed to do so. The decision to evacuate is not made lightly; evacuations are made when people are in danger. Anyone choosing to disregard an evacuation order must be aware that they might not be rescued later and they remain at their own peril.
Prepare a grab and go bag with emergency supplies (food, clothing, medications, important papers, etc.), have an emergency plan on how you will communicate with household members, and identify friends and family who would allow you to stay with them during the evacuation.
— Cpl Paulo Arreaga
