🏡 Are you planning on building or renovating your home? Check out our Home Development Guide for tips on which materials to use and how to make your home #FireSmart! ➡️ https://ow.ly/1vgq50ToeOl
FireSmart™ Canada
Public Safety
Winnipeg, Manitoba 1,624 followers
FireSmart is committed to helping Canadians reduce wildland fire risk and build resilient communities. #IAmFireSmart
About us
FireSmart Canada™ is a program committed to helping Canadians reduce their wildland fire risk and become resilient to wildland fire through community-based solutions. Through publications, programs, outreach training, and workshops, FireSmart Canada provides tools for Canadians to be pro-active in preparing their homes, properties and neighborhoods for the threat of wildland fire. FireSmart Canada operates under a mandate from the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, and is supported by federal, provincial, and territorial wildland fire management agencies and partners with municipal governments and the private sector.
- Website
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http://www.firesmartcanada.ca/
External link for FireSmart™ Canada
- Industry
- Public Safety
- Company size
- 2-10 employees
- Headquarters
- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 1990
- Specialties
- Wildfire, Wildland Urban Interface, Wildfire Mitigation, Home Ignition Zone, Resiliency, Disaster Mitigation, Adaptation, and Community
Locations
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Primary
1749 Ellice Ave
Winnipeg, Manitoba R3H 1A6, CA
Employees at FireSmart™ Canada
Updates
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🔥 FireSmart Canada is headed to the Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention in Ottawa! As wildfire risks rise with climate change, we’re committed to empowering Canadians with the necessary tools to protect their homes and communities. Join us at the CEPCA Convention on September 25 and 26 to learn how #FireSmart can help you protect your community from wildfires. #ClimateAdaptation #CEPCA2024 #EmergencyExpo
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#DYK about cultural burning? 🔥 Many different Indigenous communities undertake cultural burning on traditional territories for different reasons. Some reasons for cultural burning can be to encourage medicinal plant growth, encourage new grass growth, support fisheries, and reduce wildland fire risk. To know more, download Blazing the Trail: Celebrating Indigenous Fire Stewardship! ➡️ https://ow.ly/5f0k50Thump
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Join us at the Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention, September 25 and 26 in Ottawa, to learn more about how to become FireSmart!
Learn how we all have role to play in minimizing the negative impacts of wildfires with Magda Zachara at FireSmart™ Canada, a division of the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre and CEPCA Official Association Partner. Take an all of society approach to wildfire mitigation. Register to attend CEPCA today: https://lnkd.in/gpWkaZFX #CEPCA2024 #EmergencyExpo #DisasterManagement #EmergencyPreparedness #Collaboration #ResilientCommunities
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🏡 Open gutters can be a fire hazard if not properly maintained. Consider installing commercial screens or covers over gutters to reduce debris accumulation. #FireSmart #HomeSafety #FirePrevention #ProtectYourHome
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As August comes to an end, share with us your #FireSmart stories! How have you implemented FireSmart practices in your home or #community this summer? 👇 Let’s hear about it in the comments! #ShareYourStory
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☘️ Here are a few #FireSmart choices for your landscaping: - Yarrow: This perennial not only adds colour but resists fire with its moisture-rich foliage. - Sedum: A succulent that’s both attractive and fire-resistant, perfect for ground cover - Lavender: With its aromatic leaves and flowers, lavender is both a FireSmart and delightful addition to any landscape. ➡️ https://ow.ly/6SCL50T3mTa
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#Fiction: FireSmart is only for property in the forest. #Fact: #FireSmart Canada principles aim to increase resiliency everywhere, not just in #forests. Simple actions like yard maintenance and using fire-resistant materials can make a big difference.