Wildfire Prevention

• From traditional knowledge to FireSmart, Okanagan leaders focus on wildfire risks

  First Nation leaders, fire chiefs and politicians in the Okanagan say good planning can help prevent disasters like last year's McDougall Creek wildfire.

  Canada

  Aug 19
  
• Climate change could make insurance more expensive: experts

  A group representing Canada's insurance industry says the ferocity and frequency of weather events means premiums could rise by as much as 50 per cent.

  Canada

  Aug 24, 2023
  
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• B.C. lagging on wildfire prevention 2 decades after report’s dire warning: experts

  A report authored after B.C.'s 2003 wildfire season called for a massive effort to clear fuels from the province's forests, but just a fraction of that work has been completed.

  Fire

  Aug 23, 2023
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• ‘The fight has changed’: Predicting wildfires with artificial intelligence

  As Canada battles its worst wildfire season on record, scientists say AI should be coupled with traditional firefighting techniques to aid in the battle.

  Canada

  Jul 28, 2023
• How new technology could help fight and prevent wildfires in Canada

  Canada sees about 7,500 wildfires burn more than 2.5 million hectares of forest - about half the size of Nova Scotia - every year and that amount is projected to double by 2050.

  Environment

  May 30, 2023
• FireSmart Canada retires Smokey Bear in favour of Canadian-made fox mascot

  FireSmart Canada says Ember the FireSmart Fox represents new approaches to animated characters and how they appeal to modern audiences of all ages.

  Canada

  Oct 13, 2022
• Kelowna Fire Department video aims to prevent fires in urban areas

  With hot weather in the forecast for the next two weeks, wildfire prevention in urban areas is a priority for the Kelowna Fire Department.

  Environment

  Aug 10, 2022
• FireSmart launches landscaping program in Penticton, B.C. ahead of wildfire season

  FireSmart said they hope to help the community make informed choices about how to increase wildfire resiliency, especially around homes.

  Environment

  Apr 19, 2022
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• City of Kelowna chipping wildfire fuels in communities around the city

  The new Kelowna FireSmart Community Chipping pilot program will offer free removal and chipping of specific wood cuttings to reduce the risk of wildfires.

  Canada

  Apr 19, 2022
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• 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