Princeton FireSmart

06/17/2026

It's that time of year... take a read through the Wildfire Preparedness Guide today!

https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/emergency-management/preparedbc/guides-and-resources

06/17/2026

06/16/2026

Reduce the fuel load around your home with free curbside green-waste pickup for Princeton residents!
Please call 778-720-6107 or email [email protected] with your name, address, and size of green waste pile ( # of bags or pickup truck loads) to arrange pickup.
✔ Clear combustible materials (leaves, pine needles, twigs) from under decks, in gutters, and around the home.
✔ Trim tree branches to at least 2 meters (6 feet) off the ground.
✔ Ensure debris piles for pickup do not contain dirt, rocks, roots, or non-organic garbage.
✔ Focus on removing highly flammable vegetation, such as cedar hedges and juniper, within 10 meters of structures.
✔ All debris needs to be placed at the curb for pickup.

06/11/2026

To report a wildfire dial *5555

06/11/2026

If your roof and gutters are full of dry leaves, pine needles, and small branches, your home isn’t as resilient against wildfire as it could be.

To do your part in preparation for wildfire season, remove all combustible materials from your roof and gutters. This will significantly reduce the risk of ember-based ignition for your property.

For more FireSmart tips, visit https://firesmartbc.ca/

Once a year, the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit brings together wildfire practitioners from all over BC and beyond. The upcoming summit will take place in Victoria on April 8 – 12, 2026.

06/08/2026

Human-caused wildfires can start from everyday activities people don’t realize create sparks or heat intense enough to ignite dry grass, brush or forest fuels.

Some examples include:
🚙 Hot ATV or vehicle exhaust parked in dry grass
⛓️ Trailer chains dragging on pavement
🎯 Target shooting in dry conditions
🛠️ Equipment or power tools creating sparks

Although weather and conditions vary across B.C. this weekend, small actions in dry fuels can quickly turn into wildfires.

Before heading outside, take a few extra minutes to think about wildfire risk. Prevention starts with all of us.

06/07/2026

A few simple tasks can make a big difference if a wildfire emergency strikes. Ensuring your family is prepared to leave quickly is one aspect of doing your part.

Learn how to prepare and what to include in your emergency grab-and-go bag at https://firesmartbc.ca/prepare

06/04/2026

FireSmart is grounded in research. Take a read through this report of the Lytton wildfire June 2021.

https://firesmartbc.ca/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/An-examination-of-the-Lytton-BC-wildland-urban-fire-destruction.pdf

A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a pyrocumulus cloud, also known as a fire cloud, produced by the Lytton Creek wildfire burning in the mountains above Lytton, BC, on Aug. 15, 2021. Photo by Darryl Dyck, the Canadian Press.

06/03/2026

Wildfires impact communities across British Columbia every year, but many people don't know what wildfire response actually looks like behind the scenes.

Wildfire, a show from Knowledge Network, takes viewers onto the frontlines of wildfire response during B.C.’s record-breaking 2023 fire season. The five-part documentary series follows our personnel, aviation crews, specialists and communities impacted by wildfire across the province.

From initial attack and parattack to air attack and unit crews, the series highlights the people, teamwork and decision-making involved in wildfire response.

You can stream all episodes free across Canada on Knowledge Network’s website or app.

📺 Watch here: https://www.knowledge.ca/program/wildfire

06/03/2026

Why are all new wildfires initially listed as Out of Control?

Think of a smoke alarm going off: It doesn’t always mean a house is fully engulfed in flames, but it does mean the situation needs to be treated seriously until it’s checked.

When a new wildfire is discovered, it is automatically classified as Out of Control until crews can assess it and determine otherwise.

That classification does not automatically mean a wildfire is large, spreading rapidly or behaving aggressively. In many cases, it simply means the fire has not yet been fully assessed or contained.

As firefighters gather more information about the wildfire’s behaviour, size and containment, the status may change to Being Held or Under Control. Some fires are reclassified very quickly after crews arrive on site, others may remain Out of Control but not aggressively spread.

Wildfire classifications are operational tools that help communicate current conditions, not a prediction of worst-case outcomes.

Learn more about the four stages of control and what they mean here: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/wildfire-response/management-strategies/stages-of-control