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No active emergencies in Castlegar.
Emergency & Safety
Wildfire, flood, and boil-water alerts are rare. The City keeps the information, contacts, and prep resources you need before, during, and after.
Featured hub
Castlegar’s full preparedness hub: Voyent Alert sign-up, the 72-hour grab-and-go kit, the Evacuation Preparedness guide, the Emergency Preparedness Guidebook, and the partners who respond when something happens (Emergency Management BC, BC Ambulance, RDCK, Castlegar Society for Search and Rescue, Canadian Red Cross, School District 20, ESS).
What the hub covers
Preparedness by hazard
Wildfire
Free FireSmart assessments are offered May through September. Reduce risk with defensible space, fire-resistant landscaping, and a family evacuation plan.
FireSmart guide →Flood
Seasonal snowmelt can push the Kootenay and Columbia beyond normal. Know your flood zone, sign up for Voyent Alert, and have a kit ready.
Flood readiness →Boil water
Three notification levels: Advisory, Boil Water Notice, Do Not Use. We push alerts, update this page, and post signs at City facilities.
Water safety →More resources
Bear Smart Community since 2021. Cart out 4-7 a.m., manage attractants.
250-365-7721. Detachment at 440 Columbia Avenue.
Recreation Complex + 3 partner sites, noon-8 p.m. when activated.
FortisBC at 1-866-436-7847. Castlegar is in FortisBC territory.
Emergency alerts
Get critical notices the moment they go out.
Wildfire, flood, boil water, evacuation orders. Voyent Alert is free and separate from City news.