Wildfire Prevention
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From traditional knowledge to FireSmart, Okanagan leaders focus on wildfire risksFirst Nation leaders, fire chiefs and politicians in the Okanagan say good planning can help prevent disasters like last year's McDougall Creek wildfire.CanadaAug 19
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Climate change could make insurance more expensive: expertsA 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.CanadaAug 24, 2023
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B.C. lagging on wildfire prevention 2 decades after report’s dire warning: expertsA 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.FireAug 23, 2023
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‘The fight has changed’: Predicting wildfires with artificial intelligenceAs Canada battles its worst wildfire season on record, scientists say AI should be coupled with traditional firefighting techniques to aid in the battle.CanadaJul 28, 2023
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How new technology could help fight and prevent wildfires in CanadaCanada 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.EnvironmentMay 30, 2023
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FireSmart Canada retires Smokey Bear in favour of Canadian-made fox mascotFireSmart Canada says Ember the FireSmart Fox represents new approaches to animated characters and how they appeal to modern audiences of all ages.CanadaOct 13, 2022
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Kelowna Fire Department video aims to prevent fires in urban areasWith hot weather in the forecast for the next two weeks, wildfire prevention in urban areas is a priority for the Kelowna Fire Department.EnvironmentAug 10, 2022
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FireSmart launches landscaping program in Penticton, B.C. ahead of wildfire seasonFireSmart said they hope to help the community make informed choices about how to increase wildfire resiliency, especially around homes.EnvironmentApr 19, 2022
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City of Kelowna chipping wildfire fuels in communities around the cityThe new Kelowna FireSmart Community Chipping pilot program will offer free removal and chipping of specific wood cuttings to reduce the risk of wildfires.CanadaApr 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.’CanadaApr 5, 2022
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