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FireSmart
The 2025 Wildfire Mitigation Program has concluded and will resume in May 2026.
You can still apply for a home assessment using the link below; applications will be saved, and you will be contacted in Spring 2026 to schedule your assessment.
Click here to book your FireSmart Home Assessment
The RDCK FireSmart rebate intake for 2025 has now concluded. Assuming available funding, this seasonal program accepts rebate applications annually, and we encourage you to submit your application under the 2026 intake per 2026 guidelines. Information on the 2026 rebate program will be posted on www.rdck.ca/firesmart in the Spring of 2026.
Please note that an approved work plan is required prior to starting any rebate projects. 2026 FireSmart Rebate Guidelines are being developed, and we are not accepting work plans at this time. For more information, please reach out to firesmart@rdck.bc.ca
The RDCK FireSmart rebate intake for 2025 has now concluded. Assuming available funding, this seasonal program accepts rebate applications annually, and we encourage you to submit your application under the 2026 intake per 2026 guidelines. Information on the 2026 rebate program will be posted on www.rdck.ca/firesmart in the Spring of 2026.
Please note that an approved work plan is required prior to starting any rebate projects. 2026 FireSmart Rebate Guidelines are being developed, and we are not accepting work plans at this time. For more information, please reach out to firesmart@rdck.bc.ca
- RDCK FireSmart Neighbourhoods (this explains the neighbourhood program and provides examples from other neighbourhoods)
The 2025 Neighbourhood Champion Grant is now open in electoral areas through to October 31st, 2025.
The goal of the FireSmart Neighbourhood Champion Grant is to provide funds to help RDCK FireSmart Neighbourhood Champions make their neighbourhoods more resilient to wildfire. Champions can apply for a maximum of $2,000 in grant funds to be compensated for their work completed in 2025.
This grant will reimburse funds to support Neighbourhood Champions undertaking activities for FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition. These include FireSmart activities, hours spent coordinating events, providing education and reimbursement for time spent completing and submitting application materials. Examples of eligible expenses are volunteer hours spent organizing or working at events, renting equipment such as woodchippers and tools or contracted labour.
Please review the Grant Guidelines below prior to applying.
- Email firesmart@rdck.bc.ca or call 250-352-1539 to get a free assessment and recommendations before you build. Our normal Home Partners FireSmart assessments are only for properties with fully built homes on them. These bare land assessments will look at fuel type, topography, landscaping considerations, and building material choice to give you some great advice on how to build FireSmart. Please note that these assessments are not eligible for a rebate, a fully built home with a Home Partners assessment is required to access the rebate.
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250.352.1539