What is the Fire Smart Grant for?
Big Lakes County Fire Service has been awarded a grant to conduct a wildfire threat assessment and a create a structure protection plan for Hilliards Bay Estates, Hillards Bay Provincial Park, Shaw Point Resort (and the associations in proximity), and Winagami Provincial Park.
- A wildfire threat assessment looks at the big picture like the types of forest fuel types in the broader surrounding area, and assess the risk or potential of a wildfire impinging on the community.
- The structure protection plan is site-based assessment of how best to protect your home and outbuildings from a wildfire.
How does the Fire Smart Grant impact me?
- Wildfire threat assessment is mostly a paper exercise looking at maps and using field guides to assess the risk and the fire behavior potential of the forest.
- The structure protection plan development requires an on site assessment of every property. The assessment entails a person walking through or around every property. The person is assessing the number of sprinklers required, placement of sprinklers, pump locations and hose requirements.
- The assessor will not be entering any building or disturbing anything on the properties.
What areas are being evaluated?
- Hilliards Bay Estates
- Hilliards Bay Provincial Park
- Shaws Point Resort
- The Associations in proximity
- Winagami Provincial Park
- Cabins within the Park
Field Work Begins
- May 14th to May 20th
Questions or concerns?
Jason Cottingham – Fire Chief
780 523 8778
firechief@biglakescounty.ca