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Living near the great outdoors comes with great responsibility. Wildfires are a reality of living amongst our region’s rural, natural beauty, and it’s our job to ensure we are doing our part to protect our natural environment, people and property from the potential negative impacts of wildfires.
Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPPs) identify many areas within the Regional District of the Central Kootenay (RDCK) as having moderate-high to high-extreme wildfire threat/probability. The RDCK is looking at how to help protect our region from wildfire hazards.
Making our homes and properties FireSmart is a great place to start, but what else can we do to help build wildfire resilience in our communities?
A Wildfire Development Permit Area (DPA) is a key tool that can help reduce wildfire impacts, and has been identified as a high priority item in the CWPPs to address wildfire hazards in the RDCK. The RDCK is exploring the creation of a Wildfire DPA for its eleven Electoral Areas (A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J and K).
*NEW* - Community Survey Now Open
A community survey is now live! The RDCK is seeking feedback from community members to better understand their level of support for implementing a Wildfire DPA in their Electoral Area to increase their property’s wildfire resilience. The survey takes about 5 minutes to complete and you will have a chance to win a $200 gift certificate to a local business of your choice.
Fill out the survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.ca/r/RDCKwildfireDPA
The deadline to complete the survey is September 5th. Responses from this survey will help inform the next steps in drafting options for a Wildfire DPA. (If you would like to fill out a paper copy, please contact the RDCK Planning Department.)
What is a Wildfire DPA?
A Wildfire DPA is a set of development policies and guidelines that can help build wildfire resilience by ensuring new development in wildfire interface areas are less susceptible to wildfire hazards.
The RDCK is considering creating a Wildfire DPA to:
For more information, visit our FAQS.
How to Get Involved
Over the course of summer 2022, the RDCK is seeking input from community members to help better understand their level of support and interest in implementing a Wildfire DPA in their Electoral Area.
Sign-up: RDCK Wildfire Development Permit Area Workshop
The content on this page was last updated August 8 2022 at 8:47 AM