Become FireSmart: Firefighters

Does your department respond to brush, grass or forest fires?

Getting started with FireSmart

Eager to work with your community to be safer from wildfire? Partners in Protection Canada have developed several education products to inspire FireSmart actions:

Home (structure) hazard assessment
Area hazard assessment
FireSmart Guide to Landscaping
FireSmart – Protecting Your Community From Wildfire

Check out our Resources page for more educational materials you can share with your community.

Videos

Watch these videos to learn more about wildfire behavior, how to use water effectively in your fire response, and how to keep yourself and fellow firefighters safe when fighting wildland fire.

I commit to promote the FireSmart Community Champion Workshops throughout the Fraser Fire Zone region and assist neighbourhoods in achieving FireSmart Recognition. I also commit as a Local FireSmart Representative to assisting any communities who ask for assizztance in bringing the FireSmart Program to their communities and neighbourhoods.

— Lynn Orstad, Community Leader, Chilliwack, British Columbia