FireSmart is a community led program intended to educate, promote, and implement wildfire mitigation efforts.
FireSmart homes and neighbourhoods allow fire fighters to concentrate on fighting the wildfire – which ultimately saves more homes and lives. Communities whose residents take steps to reduce their vulnerability have a greater chance of surviving a wildfire without the intervention of the fire department. The program draws on a community’s spirit and its willingness to take responsibility for reducing wildfire risks.
Have you prepared your home for a forest fire? Do you know what to look for? Visit the RDCK website for information about the FireSmart program and scheduling a free FireSmart home assessment. A few easy, low cost improvements could save your home and community from a wildfire.
Download the current Community Wildfire Protection Plan for the Village of Nakusp
Download the Assessment Application
RDCK Wildfire Mitigation information: https://rdck.ca/EN/main/services/emergency-management/wildfires.html
FireSmart Home Partners Program webpage: https://www.livefiresmart.ca/firesmart-home-partners-program/
FireSmart website: firesmartbc.ca
Contact this area’s FireSmart Representative and Wildfire Mitigation Specialist for more information or to book an assessment:
Bree Lillies,
Wildfire Mitigation Specialist/Local FireSmart Representative Regional District of Central Kootenay
Cell: (250) 354-8120
Email: blillies@rdck.bc.ca
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