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Resource Name	Description	Date Added	Resource Link
FireSmart Across Canada	FireSmart is truly coast to coast to coast! Although the Canadian landscape is diverse, the threat of wildfire is present across the country. Check out some great neighbourhoods in BC...	05/28/21	View
The Farm/Ranch Wildfire Plan Guide and Workbook	Producers face unique challenges from wildfire. Use the Farm/Ranch Wildfire Plan guide and workbook to develop a preparedness plan that’s customized for your specific operational needs.	09/16/20	View
FireSmart BC Celebrates International Women’s Day	Meet a few of the many amazing women that work for the BC Wildfire Service, get some tips for the upcoming fire season, and hear about what it means to...	03/25/21	View
Marten Beach Neighbourhood Feature	Welcome to Marten Beach, Alta., or as residents call it, paradise! This long-standing Recognized FireSmart Neighbourhood organizes annual community clean-up events during which residents work together to clear potential wildfire...	03/25/21	View
Wadin Bay Neighbourhood Feature	Wadin Bay was the first FIreSmart Canada Recognized Neighbourhood in Saskatchewan. In this neighbourhood feature, residents tell their history with wildfire, and the steps they've taken to increase their resiliency.	03/25/21	View
Banff Neighbourhood Feature	While typically known for its mountains and beauty, the resort town of Banff, Alberta is also a fantastic example of a community that has adopted FireSmart principles. Banff’s fire department,...	03/25/21	View
Shuswap Indian Band Neighbourhood Feature	The Band's FireSmart crew members have done considerable fuel-management work at both the resident and landscape level, caring and nurturing the land to preserve its beauty for generations to come...	02/16/21	View
Indigenous Cultural Burning – Shackan	Cultural burn being conducted in spring of 2019 on Shackan band lands facilitated by the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society’s Fuel Management Department and Shackan Indian Band members with assistance...	02/16/21	View
Indigenous Cultural Burning – Xwisten (Bridge River)	Cultural burn being conducted in spring of 2019 in Xwisten facilitated by the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society’s Fuel Management Department and Xwisten band members with assistance from the BC...	02/16/21	View
CastleRock Estates Neighbourhood Feature	CastleRock Estates is in Invermere, B.C., in the beautiful Columbia Valley. The valley is part of a natural fire-maintained ecosystem, which means fire is a necessary part of forest maintenance,...	01/24/21	View
Rushmere Neighbourhood Feature	Rushmere is a vacation community near Invermere in the South-East corner of the province and has been a model member of the Neighbourhood Recognition Program for more than six years....	01/24/21	View
Deer Ridge: The 100th FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhood in BC	In 2019, Deer Ridge became the 100th Recognized FireSmart Neighbourhood in British Columbia. Listen to the residents talk about what this means to them, and how this came to be.	12/09/20	View
Kerry Anderson FireSmart Testimonial	Kerry Anderson is a resident and Neighbourhood Champion of Deer Ridge, a neighbourhood in Summerland, BC. He talks about the importance FireSmart plays in his community.	12/09/20	View
Brandy Maslowski FireSmart Testimonial	Brandy is the Local FireSmart Representative for Summerland, BC. Situated in a wildfire-prone environment, she discusses the lengthening wildfire seasons there, and how residents have taken action to become FireSmart.	12/09/20	View
Brent Wisheart FireSmart Testimonial	As a resident of Deer Ridge in Summerland, BC, Brent Wisheart is part of the local committee for the FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhood Program. He talks about the region's recent increase...	12/09/20	View