Community Wildfire Roundtables

Community Wildfire Roundtables bring together people and organizations that work on wildfire protection for BC Northern and Interior communities.

Breakout session at a Prince George Community Wildfire Roundtable meeting in November, 2023, with FBC's Northern and Interior staff providing facilitation support. Photo: Tasha Peterson (FBC)

About the Roundtables

Community Wildfire Roundtables help BC Interior communities by supporting good coordination and communication among the organizations responsible for different aspects of wildfire preparedness and risk reduction. There's never been a more important time, with both BC and Canada having experienced multiple challenging fire seasons in recent years — the worst on record in 2023.

Roundtables now serve eight BC communities and surrounding areas: Williams Lake, Lillooet, Clearwater, Clinton, Quesnel, Prince George, Salmon Arm and the Similkameen Valley.

• Williams Lake & Area
• Clearwater & Area
• Lillooet & Area
• Clinton & Area
• Quesnel & Area
• Prince George & Area
• Shuswap
• Similkameen Valley

The Role of the Roundtables

Members of the Roundtables review and discuss progress on wildfire management activities, including:

• FireSmart education
• Timber harvesting
• Fuel management
• Resources and capacity – including involvement of volunteer fire departments, ranchers and the agriculture sector
• First Nations traditional burning

The Roundtables are also important in implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP). As set out by the BC Wildfire Service, a Community Wildfire Protection Plan serves to:

• Identify the wildfire risks within and surrounding a community
• Describe the potential consequences if a wildfire was to impact the community
• Define the threat to human life, property and critical infrastructure from wildfires in an identified area
• Identify measures necessary to mitigate threats
• Outline a plan of action to implement measures

Learn More

Visit the individual Roundtable pages for updates on their meetings and work — browse Wildfire Resources to learn about wildfire in BC.

Contact Us

The Fraser Basin Council provides facilitation and secretariat support to the roundtables.

For more information, please contact:

Mike Simpson, Consultant to FBC
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