FireSmart

Many Yukoners live in or near the forest. With 60% of the Yukon covered by forest, there is a good chance that Yukon homes and property are at risk from wildfire. The area where the forest meets properties or other development areas is called the wildland-urban interface.

Protecting your home or community from the threat of fire in the wildland-urban interface is a shared responsibility. As a homeowner you must assess your situation carefully and take all possible steps toward wildfire protection.

In order to help the homeowner in that task, the FireSmart program was developed to provide tools and information about fire protection strategies and emergency planning. For homeowners living in urban interface we recommend a FireSmart Assessment be completed on your property. Assessments are available each fall and provide homeowners with recommendations that are proven effective to reduce wildfire risk.

As part of the FireSmart awareness program, the Wildland Fire Management Program of Community Services provides workshops and presentations to individuals and communities interested in protecting their properties and communities from the threat of wildfire.

Information material on FireSmart is also available at local libraries, community organizations, and various government offices throughout the Yukon.

Everyone shares the responsibility for protecting life and property by planning for fire protection. For more information on the FireSmart program, please contact the FireSmart Coordinator at (867) 667-3013.

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 FireSmart Project Funding

Partners in Protection is an Alberta-based coalition of professionals representing national, provincial, and municipal associations, and government departments responsible for emergency services, land-use planning, forest and resource research and management.

It produced a FireSmart Community Planner that highlights interface fire protection. This unique, illustrated manual provides information and tools to help communities across Canada, prepare for and confront wildfire in wildland-urban interface areas.

To Report A Fire Call 1-888-798-3473 (FIRE)