Learn how wildland fire consulting can help with fuel management practices through the use of these techniques.
Learn why wildland fire crews use controlled burns (AKA prescribed burns), how they work, and the steps to the process.
When deciding which fires to suppress, firefighters take many factors into account, including location, threat, and fire size.
Tolko Industries has been ordered by the Court to pay $343K in wildfire suppression costs after being found responsible for the 2016 Nazko fire.
Fire Pumps In the 1850s, early portable pumps for firefighting were large pumps on wheels that would be pulled by horses to a water source near the fire, allowing firefighters to access water and use it as a reliable fire suppression system. This method was effective but had its difficulties. Eventually, the horses were replaced […]
This year, a pilot project in British Columbia’s Kootenay and Okanagan regions is exploring a new kind of fire prevention by having local cattle graze in targeted areas. That’s right, local cows will be doing their part to keep their communities safer from the threat of wildfire this summer. The project is led by BC’s […]