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Creating Your Operations Map
An operations map helps producers make quick decisions and take action in the face of a wildfire threat. For farms and ranches, an operations map is a key part of having a wildfire plan.
FireSmart Your Home
The following posters outline the factors behind how wildfire travels, grows, and burns properties - and what steps you can take to prevent that from happening.
FireSmart Canada Roadtrip 2020
FireSmartBC recently teamed up with our counterparts from FireSmart Canada for an epic road trip, visiting FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhoods in Western Canada.
FireSmart Squamish Shoot
Photography captured from the FireSmart BC video shoot - where residents and first responders told their stories about the 2020 wildfire in Squamish.
Three steps to cost-effective wild home protection
Complete these 3 steps to reduce the risk of a wildfire spreading to your home. For items listed under step 3 check with your municipality about any permit requirements and the availability of subsidies. Give decks, sheds and outbuildings within 10 m of your home the same FireSmart consideration as you do your home.
FireSmart measures begin with maintenance
Canadians are urged to be mindful of both the advantages and risks of living in a country of such vast natural splendour. Notably, about 11 million people currently reside in what’s known as the wildland-urban interface (WUI), enjoying the benefits of proximity to forests and other natural features, but perhaps overlooking the perils.
Farm and Ranch Wildfire Preparedness
Agriculture faces unique challenges from wildfire. Farmers, ranchers, First Nations and governments can all take simple steps to prepare ahead of time.
