FireSmart BC

Curious how FireSmart your property is? A FireSmart Home Assessment connects you with a trained specialist who can identify wildfire risks and recommend practical steps to reduce them. Learn more: firesmartbc.ca/wmp/

🌼 Plant of the Month: Candytuft This fire-resistant perennial features bright white blooms and evergreen foliage. A low-maintenance option for the Intermediate Zone of a FireSmart landscape. Learn more: firesmartbc.ca/plants-of-the-…

A good place to start improving wildfire resilience is the first 1.5 metres around your home. Take a few minutes to check your Immediate Zone because small changes closest to your home can make a big difference.

Looking for a great way to help your child learn about wildfires and FireSmart principles over spring break? Ember’s here to help with some FireSmart fun and games. firesmartbc.ca/firesmart-for-…

Looking for ways to significantly increase the fire resilience of your home? Consider installing fire-resistant windows. Tempered, thermal (double-paned) windows are recommended as single-pane windows provide little resistance to heat from an advancing wildfire.

If you’re a garden centre or nursery in BC, we invite you to join the FireSmart BC Plant Program! As a plant partner, you’ll help your customers make safer landscaping choices while gaining recognition as a trusted wildfire-resistant plant supplier. Apply: firesmartbc.ca/plant-partners…

Year-round fire resilience starts with education and hands-on practice. That’s why, on Seabird Island, students learned about FireSmart principles to support their “learning on the land” initiatives. Watch now: youtu.be/0a5Mzy9pGPY @fnessbc

Meet Don Mattess, our Local FireSmart Representative of the Month! Based in Tachie Reserve, 45 km north of Fort St. James, Don supports his community through FireSmart education and mitigation efforts. Learn more: firesmartbc.ca/local-firesmar…

The agenda for the sold-out 2026 Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit is now available! See what’s in store for Summit attendees as we explore this year’s theme, "Collective Action: Empowering Communities.” View the agenda here: pgevents.eventsair.com/wildfire-resil…

Now’s a great time to tackle a few simple projects around your home and boost your wildfire resilience. Start with your Immediate Zone, a non-combustible area that starts at the home and extends to a 1.5 metre perimeter around it. Learn more: begins-at-home-guide.firesmartbc.ca

Landscaping is a big part of the FireSmart picture. Take the FireSmart BC Landscaping Course and learn how to reduce risks from wildfire using proven practices. Start today: firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-pr…

Every resilient community is built by strong leadership, and this leadership is just one of the qualities the Lynn Orstad Award recognizes for women advancing wildfire preparedness, education, and resilience. Nominations close Feb 13! firesmartbc.ca/lynnorstadawar…

Leadership. Courage. Collaboration. These are some of the values honoured and celebrated by the Wildland Firefighter Awards. And now’s your chance to recognize a wildland firefighter who embodies them. Nominations close Feb 13! Submit your nomination: firesmartbc.ca/bc-wildland-fi…

The FireSmart BC Landscaping Course gives professionals the knowledge & confidence to design, install, or maintain fire-resistant landscapes. You’ll enhance your professional skillset, stand out with a trusted badge, & improve community safety. Enroll now firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-pr…

There’s much to appreciate about February’s Plant of the Month: Sea Thrift 🌸 This fire-resistant, low-growing groundcover offers evergreen foliage and spring blooms—and works well as a fire-resistant living mulch. Learn more: firesmartbc.ca/plants-of-the-…

Meet Brent Craven, our LFR of the Month! A Captain with Comox Fire Rescue, Brent supports wildfire resilience across the Town of Comox and the Comox Fire Protection District through hands-on community outreach and homeowner education. Learn more: firesmartbc.ca/local-firesmar…

The 2026 Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit from April 8-12 at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, BC is now sold out. Join the waitlist: pgevents.eventsair.com/wildfire-resil…

Ready to make your landscaping FireSmart? The FireSmart BC Landscaping Course is free, online, and self-paced, making it the perfect resource to help you incorporate FireSmart best practices into your landscape projects. Start today: firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-pr…

The 2026 Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit is nearly at capacity. Only 2 conference passes and 5 training spots left. April 8–12, Victoria, BC. Register now before it sells out: firesmartbc.ca/upcoming-wildf…

Are you already dreaming of your spring garden? We get it. Thankfully, winter is the perfect time to plan a landscape that’s both beautiful and FireSmart. Explore the FireSmart Landscaping Hub today to plan now and plant smarter later. Visit the hub: firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-hu…