🎉 For 10 years, the residents of Marten Beach have come together to reduce the risk of wildland fire in their community.
Why not start your FireSmart journey today?
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🔥 #DYK that most homes that are damaged or destroyed by wildland fire are not impacted by the advancing wall of flame, but by ignition from flying sparks and embers?
This fire season, take simple steps that reduce the risk to your home.
Here are a few things to consider before changing or renovating your fence this summer? 🏠
- Choose non-combustible materials.
- Avoid fences that have gaps, such as wooden slat fences.
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🖊️ Calling insurance professionals!
Enhance your expertise with our free insurance course and learn how to better advise clients on wildland fire resilience.
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📱 Expert advice in your pocket!
The FireSmart Begins at Home app uses science-based research to help you prioritise the most effective actions to take around your home!
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🔥 We’ve all seen the “don’t feed the wildlife” signs, but with the risk of wildland fires growing across Canada it’s important that we don’t feed the wildfires either.
During this fire season, take simple steps at home to reduce your wildland fire risk and get FireSmart.
Tip of the day! 🦊
In the extended zone (10 to 30 metres) around your house, thinning and pruning trees can slow down wildland fire spread.
Remove low-hanging branches up to 2m from the ground.
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Does your home have a permanent wood foundation (PWF)? 🪵
Understanding how these structures interact with wildland fire is key to your protection plan. Check out our latest fact sheet to learn about the specific vulnerabilities and mitigation strategies for PWF homes.
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Become a FireSmart ambassador today! 🏘️
With our online training, you’ll be able to promote the FireSmart principles and the importance of wildland fire prevention in your community! ➡️https://ow.ly/1MOl50YAOIG
What is Xeriscaping? 🌿
Xeriscaping is a FireSmart method of gardening that doesn’t sacrifice beauty to conserve water.
In addition to using less water, a xeriscape garden requires less weeding, fertilizing, pruning, mowing and pesticides.
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The WUI is the area where human development and natural environment meet.
As communities extend further into forested areas, we become more exposed to the negative impacts of wildland fire.
The good news is that it is possible to live safely with fire on the landscape.
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A #FireSmart yard includes making smart choices for your plants, shrubs, grass, and mulch. 🌱
Using gravel mulch and decorative crushed rock mulch significantly reduces the risk of wildland fire.
To know more, download our Landscaping guide!
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🔥 #Indigenous communities have been using fire for land stewardship for generations.
Blazing the Trail celebrates this knowledge and highlights the role of cultural burning in wildland fire resilience.
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Planning ahead can make all the difference. 📋
FireSmart Canada’s Wildland Fire Evacuation Preparedness #Checklist can help you and your loved ones stay safe in the event of a wildland fire.
Don’t wait until it’s too late, download your copy today and be prepared!
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#DYK that FireSmart is represented across the country by Provincial and Territorial Liaisons? 🦊
Get in touch with your provincial or territorial liaison to see how they can help you build your resiliency!
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Pop quiz!
Which tree is NOT FireSmart?🌲
- Pine
- Birch
- Cherry
👇 Let us know your answer in the comments!
#DYK that there are seven key themes in the #FireSmart Canada program? 📚
- Education
- Emergency planning
- Vegetation management
- Legislation
- Development
- Interagency cooperation
- Cross training
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#FireSmart tip: Ensure gutters and eaves are clear of flammable debris to reduce your wildland fire risk. 🍂
Learn more in our Gutter and Eaves Fact Sheet: https://ow.ly/otzu50Yrg6s
Fiction: All wildfires are bad and should be extinguished stopped immediately. 🔥
Fact: Wildfires play an important role for the ecosystem, including nutrient cycling, increasing biodiversity, and reducing vegetation accumulation (such as fallen logs and dense brush).
By managing the ignition zones around your home, you can reduce the risk of wildland fire damage and help keep your community safe. 🔥
Learn more by downloading the Home Ignition Zone for northern and Indigenous communities: https://ow.ly/9V6o50Ypacy
#DYK kids can also learn the basics of how to keep their homes and neighbourhoods safe from wildland fire with Ember, the FireSmart fox? 🦊
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FireSmart's new insurance course empowers agents and brokers to have informed, proactive conversations about wildland fire risk and home resilience. 💻
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Working with your neighbours strengthens community. 🏘️
Coordinated efforts, like clearing shared paths and organizing community cleanup days, can reduce wildland fire risks for the whole neighbourhood.
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A new course for insurance professionals is now available! 📚
Designed to support insurance professionals in understanding wildland fire risk and mitigation, Learning to Live with Wildfire is a free two-hour course!
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Building or renovating your home or business? There's a guide for that! 🏠
FireSmart Canada’s Residential Development Guide, can help ensure that your home is protected from wildland fire.
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Are you getting questions from concerned clients about how to protect their families and properties from wildland fire related losses?
Discover our new Learning to Live with Wildfire course. It will provide you with the tools to help clients protect what matters most. 💻
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Choose FireSmart plants that are less flammable for your yard. 🍃
Keep the grass short, remove dead leaves and separate shrubs from trees.
To learn more on how to maintain a beautiful and #FireSmart yard, download the FireSmart Landscaping guide.
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🔥 Embers are the main cause of homes igniting during wildland fires.
Even if flames are far away, embers can land on your roof, deck, or garden and start a fire.
Learn more by downloading our Begins at Home guide today: https://ow.ly/6hu550YcTw5
#DYK? The area around your home, the Home Ignition Zone, is the most important place to focus your FireSmart efforts. 🏠
Clear flammable debris to reduce wildland fire risk. Small actions make a big difference!
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Your roof can be a wildland fire hazard. 🏡
Sparks and embers from a wildland fire can travel long distances and quickly ignite flammable roofing material and/or combustible debris on the roof.
Learn about FireSmart guidelines with our roof fact sheet: https://ow.ly/fgWK50Y7Nbv
