09 Jun 2025
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 [...]
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12 May 2025
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. [...]
12 Apr 2025
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 [...]
13 Mar 2025
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 [...]
03 Mar 2025
Although the threat of wildfires has been part of California life for a long time, recent years have seen a serious uptick in the intensity and frequency of the fires. [...]
09 Jan 2025
Although wildfires have always been a concern for those living in high-risk areas, climate change-related factors like drought and shifting weather patterns have made them an even bigger threat in [...]
09 Jan 2025
Whether you own a commercial orchard in the Okanagan, or simply have fruit trees on your British Columbia property, it makes sense that you want to do what you can [...]
15 May 2024
In addition to creating a wildfire safety plan and equipping your business with a sprinkler system, you can improve wildfire resistance through strategic landscaping techniques. One of the most effective [...]
10 Apr 2024
Wildfire Risk Assessment The initial step to creating an effective emergency response plan is to gauge the risk to your business. This means taking a good look at how likely [...]
08 Mar 2024
If you run a resort located in an area chosen for its proximity to nature, you are likely aware that your business could become threatened by wildfire easily, especially given [...]