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The risk of wildland fires are growing. Whether you are a homeowner, resident, business, government, or community, you can take small steps that will have lasting impacts. Visit FireSmartCanada.ca to learn how to reduce your wildland fire risk.
By managing the ignition zones around your home, you can reduce the risk of wildland fire damage and help keep your community safe. 🔥
Learn more by downloading the Home Ignition Zone for northern and Indigenous communities: https://ow.ly/9V6o50Ypacy
#DYK kids can also learn the basics of how to keep their homes and neighbourhoods safe from wildland fire with Ember, the FireSmart fox? 🦊
We have tons of activities for parents and teachers to share with their kids ➡️ https://ow.ly/PXJX50YnZpA
FireSmart's new insurance course empowers agents and brokers to have informed, proactive conversations about wildland fire risk and home resilience. 💻
Start your journey today: https://ow.ly/49FG50Yn2Ek
Working with your neighbours strengthens community. 🏘️
Coordinated efforts, like clearing shared paths and organizing community cleanup days, can reduce wildland fire risks for the whole neighbourhood.
➡️ https://ow.ly/cvco50YlZ9W
A new course for insurance professionals is now available! 📚
Designed to support insurance professionals in understanding wildland fire risk and mitigation, Learning to Live with Wildfire is a free two-hour course!
Start today: https://ow.ly/jx4X50YkhS2
Building or renovating your home or business? There's a guide for that! 🏠
FireSmart Canada’s Residential Development Guide, can help ensure that your home is protected from wildland fire.
Download the guide right now: https://ow.ly/gV9V50YiNs3
Are you getting questions from concerned clients about how to protect their families and properties from wildland fire related losses?
Discover our new Learning to Live with Wildfire course. It will provide you with the tools to help clients protect what matters most. 💻
➡️ https://ow.ly/gaaT50YhJjv
Choose FireSmart plants that are less flammable for your yard. 🍃
Keep the grass short, remove dead leaves and separate shrubs from trees.
To learn more on how to maintain a beautiful and #FireSmart yard, download the FireSmart Landscaping guide.
➡️ https://ow.ly/uM3W50YfaLI
🔥 Embers are the main cause of homes igniting during wildland fires.
Even if flames are far away, embers can land on your roof, deck, or garden and start a fire.
Learn more by downloading our Begins at Home guide today: https://ow.ly/6hu550YcTw5
#DYK? The area around your home, the Home Ignition Zone, is the most important place to focus your FireSmart efforts. 🏠
Clear flammable debris to reduce wildland fire risk. Small actions make a big difference!
➡️ https://ow.ly/YE9p50YbQkM
Your roof can be a wildland fire hazard. 🏡
Sparks and embers from a wildland fire can travel long distances and quickly ignite flammable roofing material and/or combustible debris on the roof.
Learn about FireSmart guidelines with our roof fact sheet: https://ow.ly/fgWK50Y7Nbv
Learning about FireSmart can be fun! 📚
Explore kid-friendly FireSmart activities with Ember and the whole family can be wildland fire safety champions!
➡️ https://ow.ly/mB3t50Y7N3P
How FireSmart are you? 🔎
True or False, keeping needles and leaves off your roof and gutters reduces wildland fire risk?
Let's us know your answer in the comments below! 👇
Today is the day! ⏰
It’s the final day to apply for a Prep Day award!
Don’t miss your chance to win $500 towards hosting a #WildfirePrepDay event in your community!
➡️ https://ow.ly/r0eO50Y5BjH
Fiction: One person cannot make a difference.
Fact: Every FireSmart action reduces wildland fire risk for the entire neighbourhood. 🏘️
Collective action starts with individual choices.
Time is running out! ⏰
Submit your #NRP Incentive application before this Friday and join neighbourhoods across Canada who are taking action to reduce their wildland fire risk.
➡️ https://ow.ly/NJnT50Y3TYf
Strong communities work together. 🏘️
#WildfirePrepDay is about community connection, taking action and building wildland fire resilience where it matters most – at home.
Apply today for a chance to win $500 towards a community event: https://ow.ly/bnZk50Y1KPF
Are you planning on building or renovating your home this year? 🏠
Check out our Home Development Guide for tips on which materials to use and how to build using FireSmart principles!
➡️ https://ow.ly/hp9z50Y0NuV
📣 Celebrate your neighbourhood’s hard work.
Apply for the #NRPIncentive before January 31 and showcase your community’s commitment to wildland fire resilience.
➡️ https://ow.ly/zG9P50XZEBK
From cleanup events to info sessions, #WildfirePrepDay events can make a real impact in your community. ⏰
Apply for a #PrepDay award today and help your community prepare for the coming wildland fire season.
➡️ https://ow.ly/8e0a50XXWTc
🖥️ #DYK that #FireSmart Canada has a FREE one-hour course that will teach you the ins-and-outs of how to become more resilient to wildland fire?
Start today at: https://ow.ly/gfUy50XWGfA
There is still time to apply for the #NRPIncentive!
Don’t miss the chance to have your neighbourhood’s efforts recognized.
➡️ https://ow.ly/fXoj50XVufm
🏘️ #WildfirePrep Day is a chance to bring your community together and take meaningful action.
Apply today and you might win $500 towards hosting a community event!
➡️ https://ow.ly/Tnqz50XU288
🔥Need a new years resolution?
FireSmart Canada challenges you to commit to taking one new #FireSmart action before spring arrives.
The best time to prepare any emergency is before it occurs!
Want to prepare for wildland fire season but don't know where to start?
Download our #FireSmart Begins at Home guide to get started today!
➡️ https://ow.ly/tx6Y50XS0Qt
❄️ As the year comes to an end, Ember and the entire FireSmart Canada team want to wish you a safe, joyful, and restful season. ❄️
Warm wishes to you and your loved ones, and don’t forget to stay FireSmart this winter! ✨
Working toward the FireSmart Neighbourhood Recognition Program? 🏘️
Apply for the #NRPIncentive to receive up to $1,000 to either become or maintain your status as a FireSmart recognized neighbourhood!
➡️ https://ow.ly/oh6v50XHsU5
🍂 From yard cleanups to chipping events, every action makes a difference.
Apply for the #WildfirePrepDay and get $500 towards a community event!
Apply today: https://ow.ly/iCSP50XHsKO
🏠 FireSmart renovations can improve your home’s value!
Improvements like fire-resistant roofing and non-combustible siding can increase your home’s value and reduce your wildland fire risk.
🔥 If you’re stacking wood logs for the season, remember to keep them at least 10 metres away from your home or structures.
Storing firewood too close creates an easy fuel source for falling embers.