Impact of Wildfires on cabin insurance
NEW:Article in the Alaska Highway News
Tips and Tricks for Working with FireSmart BC Tools and Resources - Webinar Recording and Q & A
BC FireSmart Site
Here is the British Columbia 2021 FireSmart Manual
NEW:Here is the FireSmart Landscaping Guide
New: This webinar was held in order to provide local governments, First Nations, Neighbourhood Champions, Fire Departments, Community FireSmart and Resiliency Committee members and Local FireSmart Representatives with the tools and know-how to create their own FireSmart communication channels and materials.
New: Have you ever wondered what Structure Protection
crews
do when wildfires threaten communities?
This is a must watch video!
A Video of the Firesmart Practices. This short video demonstrate how we can midigate the Home
Ignition zone with some common sense practices.
BA Video of the evacuation of Fort McMurray during their fire. This short video demonstrate how
fire
can ignite building by sparks being blown into combustibles adjacent to building, igniting the build
instancely.
Furthermore, the SLRD has a rebate program that can reduce the cost of implementing some of these practices. Check the SLRD site for details. SLRD
To futher demonstrate the FireSmart practices benefits, Lillooet fire department put on a demonstration of a structure that employs FireSmart principles vs one that doesn't.
Here is a risk assessment worksheet that can be utilized to assess your property. You can print it and work to improve the fire protection of your Gun Lake Home.
Here is a high level brochure from BC outlining the do's and don'ts of protecting your property for quick overview.