FireSmart Your Property: Integrating SPIEDR Systems with Other Wildfire Mitigation Strategies To protect commercial properties in wildfire-prone BC regions like the Okanagan Valley, integrating SPIEDR’s advanced sprinkler systems with defensible [...]
Zombie Fires in the Okanagan: How Hidden Wildfires Threaten Businesses in 2025 Most assume wildfire season starts with the summer heat. However, 'zombie fires'—underground holdover fires—can reignite with little warning. [...]
Okanagan Wildfire Risks 2025: How Businesses Can Protect Their Property As wildfire season approaches, businesses in the Okanagan face some of the highest wildfire risks in Canada. With Kelowna and [...]
Wildfire season continues to pose an increasing threat to businesses, commercial properties, and infrastructure in British Columbia, particularly in high-risk regions like the Okanagan Valley. With changing climate conditions, experts [...]
Determining the cause of a wildfire is a complex process that requires multiple experts and types of analysis.
Learn why wildland fire crews use controlled burns (AKA prescribed burns), how they work, and the steps to the process.
Feeling cooped up staying indoors because of the wildfire smoke? Here are some tips to stay healthy and happy.
Wildfire season hit Canada earlier than usual this year, with a number of major wildfires sprouting up in May, forcing thousands of people to evacuate. Since then, more and more [...]
August and September are often some of the worst months for forest fires in British Columbia because of hot weather and dry conditions. Here are some simple things that you […]
Ignition A wildfire can be ignited by many different occurrences, both natural and human-caused. Common causes of wildfire ignition include lightning strikes, embers from burning debris (or other wildfires), unattended/improperly […]
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