BC FireSmart Site
Here is the British Columbia 2021 FireSmart
Manual
NEW:Here is the FireSmart Landscaping Guide
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.