Lillooet and Area Community Wildfire Preparedness Roundtable

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The Lillooet & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable is a new initiative in formation to better protect against wildfires in the region by supporting good coordination and communication among the organizations responsible for different aspects of wildfire preparedness and risk reduction.

Background

The inaugural meeting of the Lillooet & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable took place in Lillooet on June 27, 2022, co-hosted by the Fraser Basin Council and Squamish-Lillooet Regional District (SLRD). There were 35 participants at the meeting from the Northern St’at’imc territory — including those from local, First Nations and provincial governments and other community members.

Participants included fire department staff and volunteers, elected officials and emergency planning staff from the SLRD, District of Lillooet, Lillooet Tribal Council and the St’at’imc communities, forestry consultants, and staff from BC Ministry of Forests, BC Timber Sales and the BC Wildfire Service.

The SLRD presented on FireSmart activities underway and the development of community wildfire resiliency plans. Participants discussed the opportunity to establish a longer-term wildfire preparedness roundtable.

Terms of Reference

• Terms of Reference (as of November 24, 2022)

Meetings

November 24, 2022

• Meeting Summary: to be posted
• SLRD presentation slide deck: SLRD FireSmart Program

June 27, 2022

• Agenda
• Meeting Summary
• Overview slide deck
• SLRD presentation slide deck
• Lillooet Fire Dept slide deck

Resources

The District of Lillooet offered residents free FireSmart home assessments in 2022. Looking to learn more? See the FireSmart Homeowner's Manual.

Contact Us

You can reach the Lillooet & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable by contacting Mike Simpson, contractor for the Fraser Basin Council, which serves as secretariat:

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