Wildfire Mitigation

• Okanagan communities plan prescribed burns to reduce wildfire risk

  The planned burn at Knox Mountain would be the park's second prescribed burn carried out by the department in the past year.

  Fire

  Sep 24
  
• Provincial funding is key in helping Okanagan business mitigate wildfire risks

  Owned by Westbank First Nation, Ntityix Resources LP has been working for the past decade to reduce wildfire risks in the Central Okanagan.

  Canada

  Mar 20, 2024
  
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• More wildfire mitigation work underway in Lake Country

  Ten personnel and two small excavators are expected to be working along Spion Kop during weekdays until the end of March.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2023
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• Fueling Resiliency: Why simple and effective fire prevention programs aren’t reaching everyone

  Programs like Fire Smart help municipalities in Canada prevent losses from wildfires using simple mitigation techniques. But experts say the country could be doing even more.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2023
• UBCO wildfire research monitoring fuel load on Okanagan landscape

  As we head into another fire season, research is underway at UBC Okanagan to better understand our risks and how to mitigate them.

  Canada

  May 20, 2022
• Cattle helping to manage B.C. wildfire risk with targeted grazing

  ‘We’ve found time and time again, as a fire comes through, that often it will meet a fence line to a pasture that had just been grazed and the fire will stop.’

  Canada

  Apr 5, 2022
• Central Okanagan regional district receives $250K grant for its FireSmart program

  The RDCO says it has completed wildfire fuel reduction on hundreds of hectares in many regional parks, and the funding will continue that work.

  Canada

  Mar 11, 2022
• Kelowna residents will see smoke as WFN clears forests of potential wildfire fuel

  Westbank First Nation are warning residents they may see smoke in the next couple of days as forests are cleared of material that could contribute to wildfires

  Environment

  Nov 28, 2021
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• Mount Boucherie undergoing staged trail closures for wildfire mitigation

  The city says wildfire mitigation will involve the pruning of low-lying branches, thinning the tree canopy and removing dying and dangerous trees.

  Environment

  May 12, 2021
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• Fires and floods: How Fort McMurray is addressing risk of disaster 5 years after massive wildfire

  Five years after a wildfire tore through Fort McMurray, the fact that the community is in a boreal forest is much more front of mind for the people who live there.

  Features

  May 4, 2021