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 Kamloops identified as top hotspots for 2025, commercial property owners must act now. This guide highlights the key wildfire risks and how businesses can proactively [...]
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 predict that 2025 will bring unique challenges in wildfire mitigation and response. In this article, we’ll explore the latest predictions for the 2025 wildfire season [...]
Advanced firefighting equipment plays a critical role in slowing, containing, and suppressing today’s increasingly destructive wildfires. Although wildfire risk has long been part of life in places like California, recent years have brought a noticeable rise in intensity, speed, and overall impact. Hotter summers, shorter rainy seasons, and prolonged drought conditions have created landscapes primed [...]
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 recent years. However, thorough preparation can help you protect your property and ensure you’re ready for anything. The right wildfire consultants can help take the [...]
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 to protect it from the impact of wildfires. Even if fruit trees never come into direct contact with the flames, the smoke can cause damage, [...]
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 strategies is creating a defensible space around your property. Follow these simple steps to help keep your business safer from wildfire in your area. [...]
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 it is for a wildfire to happen in your area and what kind of impact it could have on your operations. To do this, follow [...]
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 the recent pattern of intense forest fire seasons. By following these steps, you can help to keep your resort safer from wildfire hazards. Know the [...]
British Columbia’s Okanagan Valley is renowned for its picturesque landscapes, fertile soil, and thriving vineyards that produce some of the finest wines in Canada. However, with the increasing threat of wildfires in the region and 2023’s devastating fire, winery owners are looking for proactive measures to protect their vineyards. One critical step is developing a [...]
You may have heard the term “defensible space” in relation to wildfire preparedness, but do you know what it means?