News Items tag as: Okanagan wildfire mitigation

West Kelowna's fire chief hopes it won't take a wildfire to make homeowners fire smart
May 15, 2020 - 1:08 PM

During a quiet forest fire season in 2019, West Kelowna Fire Rescue Chief Jason Brolund couldn’t pay most people to improve the fire safety of their properties.
South Okanagan ski resort begins wildfire mitigation project
September 25, 2018 - 10:28 AM

OLIVER - The threat of wildfire may be over for the season, but that’s not stopping a South Okanagan ski resort and local Indian band from making preparations to reduce the future threat.
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West Kelowna's fire chief hopes it won't take a wildfire to make homeowners fire smart