Preparing for Wildfires Throughout Canada

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August is one of the driest months of the year for most of Canada. In our previous blog post, we talked a little about wildfire stats and safety in British Columbia, because that’s where we at Total Prepare are located. But we realize that you may not be from our area, so we want to share (non-exhaustive) resource list for each of the Canadian provinces. Along with the Canadian government’s overarching website addressing emergencies nationally, each province has their own collection of materials and services.

It’s difficult to prepare and purchase the right equipment if you don’t know what you’re up against. So please, find your province, do some information-gathering on wildfire safety, and let us know if you’d like to add anything!

British Columbia

• BC Wildfire Service website

Alberta

• Alberta Agriculture & Forestry

Saskatchewan

• Government of Saskatchewan – Wildfire Management

Manitoba

• Government of Manitoba – Fire Program

Ontario

• Ontario – Forest Fire Management

Quebec

• Quebec – Forest Fires

Nova Scotia

• Nova Scotia Forest Protection – Wildfire

New Brunswick

• New Brunswick Forest Fire Watch

Prince Edward Island

• PEI – Wildfire Information

Newfoundland & Labrador

• Newfoundland Labrador – Forest Fires

For more more national information sources about wildfires, visit FireSmart Canada or check out this handy, comprehensive list of sources!

-Article contributed by Sophie Wooding – Avid gardener and cyclist in Victoria, BC and Content Writer for Frontier.io