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Provincial Air Operations Plan for Catastrophic Events in British Columbia CAN UNCLASSIFIED Provincial Air Operations Plan For Catastrophic Events in British Columbia Steve Newton Emergency Management BC Prepared by: Emergency Management BC 1255-D Dalhousie Drive Kamloops, (BC) PSPC Contract Number: W7714-156075/001/SV Technical Authority: Daniel Charlebois, Defence Scientist, DRDC – Centre for Security Science Contractor's date of publication: March 2018 Defence Research and Development Canada Contract Report DRDC-RDDC-2018-C213 January 2019 CAN UNCLASSIFIED CAN UNCLASSIFIED IMPORTANT INFORMATIVE STATEMENTS This document was reviewed for Controlled Goods by Defence Research and Development Canada using the Schedule to the Defence Production Act. Disclaimer: This document is not published by the Editorial Office of Defence Research and Development Canada, an agency of the Department of National Defence of Canada but is to be catalogued in the Canadian Defence Information System (CANDIS), the national repository for Defence S&T documents. Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada (Department of National Defence) makes no representations or warranties, expressed or implied, of any kind whatsoever, and assumes no liability for the accuracy, reliability, completeness, currency or usefulness of any information, product, process or material included in this document. Nothing in this document should be interpreted as an endorsement for the specific use of any tool, technique or process examined in it. Any reliance on, or use of, any information, product, process or material included in this document is at the sole risk of the person so using it or relying on it. Canada does not assume any liability in respect of any damages or losses arising out of or in connection with the use of, or reliance on, any information, product, process or material included in this document. Template in use: EO Publishing App for CR-EL Eng 2018-12-06-v1.dotm © Emergency Management BC, 2018 CAN UNCLASSIFIED Provincial Air Operations Plan For Catastrophic Events in British Columbia March, 2018 This version sanitized for public distribution. Table of Contents Purpose of This Plan .............................................................................................................. 4 Scope .................................................................................................................................... 5 Situation and Assumptions .................................................................................................... 6 Sequence of Events ................................................................................................................ 7 Key Air Operations Branch Partner Agencies & Contact .......................................................... 8 Activation Considerations – Initial and Sustained Response Phases ........................................ 9 Phase 1 – First 24 Hours ..................................................................................................................9 Phase 2 – 24 to 72 Hours .............................................................................................................. 10 Phase 3 – Full and Sustained Capability (72hrs +) ........................................................................... 10 Phase 3 Components .................................................................................................................... 10 Phase 3 Functions: ........................................................................................................................ 11 Phase 3 Structure: ........................................................................................................................ 11 Phase 3 Process and Timings ......................................................................................................... 12 Activation Considerations – Longer Term Recovery Operations ............................................ 14 Situational Awareness .................................................................................................................. 14 Demobilization Considerations ..................................................................................................... 15 Resource Requesting .................................................................................................................... 15 Prioritization and Tasking ............................................................................................................. 16 Airspace Management Plan ................................................................................................. 17 Air Operations Support ........................................................................................................ 18 General Procurement ................................................................................................................... 18 Aviation Fuels .............................................................................................................................. 18 Fleet Management ....................................................................................................................... 18 Primary Air Bases ......................................................................................................................... 19 Secondary Bases and Helispots ..................................................................................................... 20 Humanitarian Support Operations ....................................................................................... 21 Appendix 1 – Legal Authorities, Plans and Agreements ........................................................ 22 Emergency Program Act ............................................................................................................... 22 Transport Canada ......................................................................................................................... 22 NavCanada ................................................................................................................................... 22 Relationship and Interdependencies with Other Plans, Agreements and Organizations .................. 22 Local Authority .................................................................................................................................................... 22 Alberta Earthquake Response Plan for a Catastrophic Earthquake British Columbia ........................................ 23 Federal Plans ....................................................................................................................................................... 23 Department of National Defence – Contingency Plan PANORAMA ................................................................... 23 BC Tsunami Notification Process Plan................................................................................................................. 23 Agreements ................................................................................................................................. 23 Metro Vancouver Regional Advisory Group ....................................................................................................... 24 Pacific Northwest Emergency Management Arrangement (PNEMA) ................................................................. 24 Inter-provincial/territorial Assistance ................................................................................................................. 24 BC Wildfire Service (Inter) National Agreements................................................................................................ 25 International Assistance...................................................................................................................................... 25 Plan Activation ............................................................................................................................. 25 Appendix 2 - Daily Air Operations Branch Planning Cycle ..................................................... 26 Appendix 3 – Process for Contacting Key Agencies ............................................................... 27 Appendix 4 – Process For Collecting Intel on Airport & Fuel Status ........................................ 29 Appendix 5 – Airport Contact Info & Primary Functions ........................................................ 30 Appendix 6 – Special Aircraft Considerations ........................................................................ 31 Appendix 7 - Air Branch Functional Roles and Responsibilities .............................................. 32 Air Operations Branch Primary Functional Responsibilities: ........................................................... 32 Air Operations Branch Director (AOBD) .............................................................................................................. 32 Federal and Provincial Key Agencies ................................................................................................................... 33 Aviation Safety Specialist .................................................................................................................................... 33 Air Tactical Operations Coordinator ................................................................................................................... 33 Air Planning Coordinator .................................................................................................................................... 34 Air Logistics Coordinator
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