Help your community when it needs it most.

When an emergency displaces neighbors, Emergency Support Services volunteers welcome them, register them and connect them with support. Junior ESS members do this work alongside experienced responders, and build skills for a future in emergency management.

Free training through the Justice Institute of BC
Gain recognized emergency management training at no cost, so you're ready for the work you'll do as a Junior ESS member.

Who can join

• Ages 16 to 18, or 15 if you turn 16 withing 6 months
• Enrolled in a SD63 high school
• Attend at least 70% of meetings and training
• Keep passing grades and good school attendance

What you'll do

• Respond to evacuation activations
• Practice setting up Reception Centres for large responses
• Register evacuees for government supports
• Participate in community outreach
• Help with administration and logistics

Safety & standards

• Junior members are always paired with a senior volunteer reponder
• Junior members do not respond to serious injuries or fatalities

Time commitment

• 2 hour - monthly meeting at the Sidney Fire Hall
• 2-3 hours - typical call-out, averaging 1-2 per month
• Quarterly -  training exercises and admin tasks
• Occasional - community outreach events

Your volunteer hours, hands-on experience and free training can strengthen your scholarship, college and university applications, build a resume for future jobs, and give you a head start toward a career in emergency services.

Looking for more info - Check out https://pemo.ca/emergency-support-services/ 

Interested - Send an email to ess@PEMO.ca