Council urged residents to take advantage of FireSmart funding to complete home assessments and receive rebates for wildfire mitigation work on their properties.
This spring, Osoyoos alongside the RDOS designated its own wildfire mitigation specialist thanks to a $200,000 grant from the Union of BC Municipalities' FireSmart Community Funding and Supports. As ...
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Analysing wildfire behaviour can help detect risk zones earlier and support fire‑smart strategies
Studying the scale and intensity of previous fires can help us to detect thermal hotspots earlier and support faster, smarter ...
Some communities have bought trucks, hoses and radios with their own funds to mitigate against and fight wildfires.
Embers cause up to 90% of structural losses - and Indigenous communities bear a disproportionate share of the damage ...
The chief of a fire association in central Saskatchewan says the province's newly announced FireSmart grant program does not ...
Aviva Canada today announced $300,000 in funding for the First Nations’ Emergency Services Society of British Columbia (FNESS ...
Mayo's regional protection manager for Wildland Fire Management said the region is usually busy during this time of year, and ...
A new report, released yesterday by Statistics Canada, underscores a growing reality for Canadians: Extreme weather is fundamentally reshaping the country's home insurance market, driving higher ...
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Northern emergency co-ordinator says Sask.'s new wildfire grant program is 'a drop in the bucket'
An independent review from Canadian consulting firm MNP, released last Friday, found the provincial government could have done more to prevent and manage damage during last year's wildfires.
After an extremely dry summer last year, many communities across the province are preparing for the months ahead. The Corner Brook will soon roll out a FireSmart program aimed at reducing the risk of ...
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