Right now, unpredictable wildfires are forcing families across BC to leave their homes. Displaced residents are arriving at reception centers and evacuation sites exhausted and facing total uncertainty.

How St. John Ambulance Helps For over 115 years, St. John Ambulance BC & Yukon has been a trusted safety net for our communities. During provincial emergencies, we work directly alongside local authorities and Emergency Support Services (ESS) to deploy our highly trained volunteers where they are needed most. Your gift helps us deliver:

  • Essential First Aid & Wellness: Providing on-site first aid, triage support, and medical wellness monitoring for evacuees.

  • Operational Support: Assisting with evacuee intake, registration, and creating a welcoming, human-centered atmosphere in reception centers.

  • Comfort and Connection: Deploying our Therapy Dog teams to high-stress environments to provide immediate emotional support and a calming presence for frontline workers and staff.


Your tax-deductible gift ensures our volunteers are equipped, trained, and ready to deploy when disaster strikes.

  • $30 – Essential Supplies: Helps rush essential medical first aid supplies to active evacuation sites.

  • $50 – Volunteer Readiness: Helps provide specialized safety gear and readiness resources for deployed volunteers.

  • $100 – Team Mobilization: Helps provide specialized safety gear and readiness resources for deployed volunteers.

  • $200 – Sustained Operations: Helps maintain critical equipment and logistics required for ongoing emergency operations.

Be the support they rely on. When disaster strikes, an integrated community response makes all the difference. Thank you for empowering our volunteers to care for those who need us most.

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