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Community Wildfire Roundtables

Community Wildfire Roundtables bring together people and organizations that enhance wildfire protection for BC Interior communities by supporting good coordination and communication among those responsible for different aspects of wildfire preparedness and risk reduction.

NEW VIDEO! 2023 PUBLIC FIRESMART™ PRESENTATION

How do fire disasters happen? What can you do to better protect your home from fire risk?

The Community Wildfire Roundtables hosted a series of free public presentations in May 2023 — in Lillooet, Clinton, Williams Lake, Quesnel and Clearwater — to help homeowners take a FireSmart™ approach to home maintenance and security. The video of the Williams Lake presentation is also now available.

About the Roundtables

The Williams Lake & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable, Clearwater & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable, Lillooet and Area Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable and Clinton & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable enhance wildfire protection for BC Interior communities by supporting good coordination and communication among the organizations responsible for different aspects of wildfire preparedness and risk reduction.

Members of these 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 important in implementation of Community Wildfire Protection Plans (CWPP) also. 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