Wildfire Risks

• Nationwide prescribed burn program being launched, administered through UBC-Okanagan

  The new program will train more people to safely plan and carry out prescribed burns, create national training standards and provide hands-on experience in the field.

  Canada

  Feb 25
  
• 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, 2024
  
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• Breathing in bad air: The health costs of climate change and wildfires

  According to a 2019 report by the World Health Organization, more than 20 per cent of cardiovascular deaths are caused by air pollution, not unlike smoke-filled air from wildfires.

  Environment

  May 19, 2023
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• Prescribed burn in B.C.’s Southern Interior part of multi-year forestry plan

  Okanagan Nation Alliance says the burn, which it calls a land management practice, will benefit wildlife.

  Environment

  Mar 20, 2019
• B.C. government announces new wildfire prevention program focused on First Nations and local governments

  The provincial government is boosting funding and scrapping cost-sharing requirements for local governments and First Nations to help reduce wildfire risks around their communities.

  Canada

  Sep 10, 2018
• Rural landowners west of Calgary warn about wildfires in wake of Fort McMurray

  Fire Chief Randy Smith, a firefighter for 10 years in Fort McMurray, told a meeting of the Rocky View 2020 Landowners in Balzac that they can’t take fire safety for granted.

  Consumer

  May 25, 2016
• Alberta wildfires will leave toxic legacy, experts warn

  Danger from the Fort McMurray wildfire that has destroyed entire city blocks in the northern Alberta city won't end when the flames stop.

  Environment

  May 9, 2016