Master of Disaster: Youth emergency preparedness

Master of Disaster is a free classroom program designed to help young people learn about emergency preparedness. The program teaches youth in grades 4 to 8 about hazards in B.C., like floods, wildfires, earthquakes and tsunamis, and shows them how to get prepared.

The program is available in English as “Master of Disaster,” and in French version as “Brise-danger.”

Order English kits Order French kits

How the program works

Master of Disaster is organized into three lessons coinciding with the steps to getting emergency prepared:

1. Know your hazards, so you know what to prepare for
2. Gather your supplies, to help your household stay safe and comfortable during an emergency
3. Make a plan, to know what to do, where to go and who to contact in an emergency

Program materials are organized in a teaching kit and a student kit for each learner.

Teaching kit

The teaching kit includes a Teaching Guide and grab-and-go game.

The Teaching Guide explains curricular alignment and includes lesson summaries, resources, and preparation and teaching suggestions for the three lessons.

• English – Teaching Guide (PDF, 1.2MB)
• French – Teaching Guide (PDF, 2.6MB)

The grab-and-go bag game creates some fun, decorates the classroom and can enhance learning during delivery of lesson two, Gather your supplies. The game includes a poster and set of 12 double-sided cards. Learners decide which side of each card is an essential grab-and-go bag item, and it’s mounted on the poster. See Classroom Resources for the game answer key.

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Student kit

Each learner needs a student kit. It includes a Get Ready Guide, a drawstring bag and Home Emergency Plan. 

The colourful Get Ready Guide student workbook has lessons, activities, games and Indigenous knowledge. 

• English - Get Ready Guide (PDF, 10.6MB)
• French - Get Ready Guide (PDF, 6.5MB)

The drawstring bag may be handed out at the end of lesson two, Gather Your Supplies. Students can use the bag to start their personal grab-and-go bag.

At the end of lesson three, Make a Plan, students can take home the fill-in-the-blanks Home Emergency Plan and complete it with their household.

• English - Home Emergency Plan (PDF, 2.6 MB)
• French - Home Emergency Plan (PDF, 531KB)

Program resources

If you have questions about the Master of Disaster program, contact us at MasterOfDisaster@gov.bc.ca.