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Representing Diverse Communities in the Kootenays
Neighbourhood Recognition Program
FireSmart Neighbourhood Champion Grant
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Runs annually from May to the end of September.
Schedule a FREE FireSmart home assessment: |
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A Wildfire Mitigation Specialist comes to your home and provides a detailed report including specific mitigation actions to help protect your home from wildfire.
During the assessment, they will discuss wildfire behavior dynamics and the ways a wildfire could affect your home.
Your assessment is PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL. The RDCK and FireSmart Canada only share details of the assessment with you.
For more information go to: FIRESMARTHOMEPARTNERS.CA |
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You can earn a $1000 rebate for taking action to mitigate wildfire risk around your home and property.
FireSmart Rebate Work Hours Estimate Form
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4 steps to earning the rebate:
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When neighbours get together to FireSmart the whole community, they can reduce the risks for everyone.
The Neighbourhood Recognition Program helps neighbours to organize and reduce the risk of wildfire damage for their whole community.
The RDCK Wildfire Mitigation Specialist administers the program, supports and assists the communities in reducing wildfire risks.
For more information on FireSmart Neighbourhood: FIRESMARTCANADA.CA
Please submit the following forms with your Neighbourhood Recognition Program application: RDCK Wildfire Mitigation Specialists will be available to assist Neighbourhood Recognition Programs from May to the end of September 2022.
The RDCK FireSmart Neighbourhoods guide will walk you through the process of becoming a FireSmart Recognized Neighbourhood as well as provide some background and inspiration from six neighbourhoods within the RDCK. |
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The goal of the FireSmart Neighbourhood Champion Grant is to provide funds in order to help RDCK FireSmart Neighbourhood Champions make their neighbourhoods more resilient against wildfire.
Any Neighbourhood Champion within the RDCK that has received, or is pursuing, FireSmart Canada neighbourhood recognition program status can apply.
For more information, please see the Neighbourhood Champion Grant Guidelines or contact us at firesmart@rdck.bc.ca or call 250-352-1539.
Please submit the following forms with your FireSmart Neighbourhood Champion Grant application:
RDCK FireSmart Program | (250) 352-1539 | Firesmart@rdck.bc.ca |
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