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Community Leaders from Across Yukon Attend FireSmart Workshop

Monday, 2 March 2020 15:14

Forty-six community leaders from across Yukon reduce their community's wildfire risk at a FireSmart workshop held in Whitehorse last week. It takes a village to build wildfire resiliency. FireSmart program know-how supports ongoing efforts to improve Yukon communities' wildfire resiliency.

Yukon Wildland Fire Management is delivering on the government's draft climate change action plan to lead the development of community-level wildfire protection plans. Forty-six community leaders from across Yukon have learned how to reduce their community's wildfire risk at a FireSmart workshop held in Whitehorse last week.

The course taught community leaders how to identify potential wildfire hazards in forested areas, find and support local FireSmart champions and put wildfire hazard reduction plans into action through the government's FireSmart funding program.

Minister of Community Services John Streicker said in a statement, It takes a village to build wildfire resiliency. By bringing Yukoners from across the territory together to grow our FireSmart program, the Government of Yukon is investing in our communities' ability to identify priority hazard-reduction projects. This know-how will support our ongoing efforts to improve Yukon communities' wildfire resiliency.

Last year, the Government of Yukon invested $847,000 in projects proposed by 33 Yukon municipalities, First Nations governments and community groups.
 

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