Community Resiliency Investment (CRI)

Use these resources to determine your Culturally Significant Site or Green Space’s preparedness for wildfire.

If you are part of a First Nations or local government community and are interested in ensuring that your community is supporting effective FireSmart activities that will increase your community’s resiliency to wildfire, this document will assist you in forming a Community FireSmart and Resiliency Committee (CFRC).

This template is provided as an example of a Terms of Reference, please edit and adjust to suit your specific needs and goals.

Includes both a fillable Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan Template and Instruction Guide.

The course will introduce you to the key concepts, players, risk reduction strategies, and funding opportunities that help to minimize the negative impacts of wildfires in our province.

Learn more about the upcoming 2023 FireSmart Community Funding & Supports that will be available through the CRI program. This webinar covers an overview of program design changes and improvements to the funding provided by the Province of BC and administered by the Union of BC Municipalities in partnership with the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society and BC Wildfire Service.

No two journeys are the same, this road map is provided to help local governments and First Nations understand where to start and what steps to take on the way to community wildfire resiliency.

Assess your risk from wildfire - Answer the questions in the assessment form to see what changes will make the greatest difference in reducing your home’s risk from wildfire.

Assess your risk from wildfire - answer the questions in the assessment form to see what changes will make the greatest difference in reducing your home’s risk from wildfire.

The FireSmart BC Library Program is the first children’s literacy program dedicated to wildfire resiliency! The FireSmart BC Library Program was designed to help children understand what it means to live with wildfires and the role they can play in mitigating the impacts of wildfires on their home and community.

A lawn sign allowing homeowners to prompt their neighbours into becoming FireSmart.

Use this editable lawn sign template to create FireSmart lawn signs for neighbourhoods. Local governments can add their email, phone and logo to the sign.

Please use this fillable and sign-able job description PDF for the role of Wildfire Forest Professional

Please use this fillable and sign-able job description PDF for the role of FireSmart Coordinator.

Please use this fillable and sign-able job description PDF for the role of FireSmart Crew Member.