Wildfire Prevention

Smoke from pile burning in Lindley Creek Road area will be visible to nearby communities
Categories: Information Bulletins
MERRITT - The BC Wildfire Service will be... Read More Smoke from pile burning in Lindley Creek Road area will be visible to nearby communities

Case study explores why some homes are more likely to survive a wildland-urban fire
Categories: Wildfire Stories
McDougall Creek wildfire reaches the west side... Read More Case study explores why some homes are more likely to survive a wildland-urban fire

Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX (Prescribed Fire Training Exchange)
Categories: Wildfire Stories
CRANBROOK - In September 2024, the BC Wildfire... Read More Kootenay ʔa·kinq̓uku TREX (Prescribed Fire Training Exchange)

B.C.’s Economic Recovery Initiative funds 45 fuel mitigation projects in community forests
Categories: Wildfire Stories
Prescribed burn project completed by the Creston... Read More B.C.’s Economic Recovery Initiative funds 45 fuel mitigation projects in community forests

Structure Protection during wildfire season
Categories: Wildfire Stories
When a wildfire is threatening a structure, like... Read More Structure Protection during wildfire season

Open Burning 101 – Category 1 Campfires
Categories: Wildfire Stories
Many British Columbians enjoy campfires (also... Read More Open Burning 101 – Category 1 Campfires

Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (WCPD) 2023
Categories: Wildfire Stories
Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (WCPD) is a... Read More Wildfire Community Preparedness Day (WCPD) 2023

Open Burning 101 – Category 2 & Category 3
Categories: Wildfire Stories
In British Columbia it is common for grass fires... Read More Open Burning 101 – Category 2 & Category 3

Modernizing the BC Wildfire Service
Categories: Wildfire Stories
New research and innovations are crucial to... Read More Modernizing the BC Wildfire Service

Behind the scenes: fire weather forecasting
Categories: Wildfire Stories
In 2003, Jesse Ellis abandoned his job... Read More Behind the scenes: fire weather forecasting