Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan

Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan

Wildfire

Recognizing the importance of preparedness, the Town has created a Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan, designed to empower our community to be resilient and better prepared for wildfire events.

This Plan was developed with the support of a wildfire consultant from Diamond Head Consulting Ltd, and identifies wildfire risk and proposes a series of strategic actions to mitigate wildfire risk to the community. Actions include education, changes in Town policy, and active forest management on public land. Although this Plan does not include implementation of strategies, it lays a foundation for future implementation.

The Plan will be updated periodically to account for changing conditions in its forests and to address community needs.

Project Timeline

  • August 2023 - Funding awarded from UBCM
  • February - March 2024 - Public Engagement
  • June 26, 2024 - Council adopted the Final Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan
Public Engagement
  • February 2024 - Information Pop Up
  • February 2024 - Open House
  • March 2024 - Public Survey
Funding
$68,980 was awarded from UBCM under the Community Resiliency Investment program for 2023 FireSmart Community Funding & Support funding. The project was to create a "Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP), Fuel Management Prescription and FireSmart Education."

Resources

Contact
Planning & Community Development &
Qualicum Beach Fire Rescue


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