FireSmart
SparkProof works with and supports BC’s FireSmart program for wildfire preparedness, prevention, and mitigation.
On top of our own designations and certifications, SparkProof has taken all the necessary training to align and support FireSmart BC and FireSmart Canada’s efforts. FireSmart BC’s goal is to better support wildfire preparedness, prevention, and mitigation in BC. This is done by ensuring alignment with the seven FireSmart disciplines.
We encourage you to review all the helpful information and assets created by FireSmart.
We follow risk reduction principles promoted by FireSmart BC and FireSmart Canada. These include:
Education
Raising awareness of wildfire risks and teaching about prevention and mitigation. When it comes to being FireSmart, education is everything. From landscaping best practices to fire-resilient building materials, learning what you can do today to protect against wildfires can save homes and lives tomorrow.
Cross-training
There are two kinds of firefighters: wildfire and structural. Many other local resources may also be involved in managing a wildfire incident. When firefighters are cross-trained, response capabilities are improved, and communities are safer.
Emergency Planning
It takes everyone from firefighters to government representatives to homeowners to have the best-laid plans in a worst-case scenario. Encouraging emergency planning by combining local knowledge with expertise in wildfire management helps communities become better prepared in responding to and recovering from wildfires.
Vegetation Management
One of the key ways to mitigate wildfire threats is to manage vegetation on properties in fire-prone areas. Managing these fuels on the landscape by using the best available science is key to reducing community wildfire vulnerability.
Development Considerations
Whether in the design stage, building, or performing renovations, there are many ways land use planning and development standards can help protect homes and communities from wildfires. Effective local government land use planning can support community wildfire resiliency and infrastructure survivability.
SparkProof has no formal affiliation with, and does not represent: FireSmart BC, the BC FireSmart Committee or any of its member agencies.