05/28/2026
What if one simple cleanup around your property could help protect your home — and your neighbours — during wildfire season?
Interested in being part of a Pritchard community chipping day?
Comment CHIPPING below so we can see the interest in our area.
Need to get rid of brush, branches, or deadfall? Let’s clear it out before wildfire season intensifies.
We are organizing a FREE community chipping day through the TNRD FireSmart program.
This program helps residents reduce wildfire risk by clearing out brush, branches, deadfall, and trimmings from around their homes and properties. Once the materials are ready, crews come through, pick them up, chip them, and haul them away.
Here’s the important part:
We need a minimum of 5 committed households before a date can be confirmed.
We are currently looking at a possible date within the first two weeks of July.
Date TBA soon.
To participate, brush piles must follow the program requirements:
✅ Materials must be left at the access point to your property, such as your driveway entrance
✅ Please do not leave materials on the roadway
✅ Woody debris must be 6 inches / 15 cm in diameter or smaller
✅ Brush must be clean and free of rocks and dirt
✅ Butt ends should face the road for easy pickup
✅ Brush should be placed curbside or at the end of your driveway the night before pickup
This is a great opportunity to take real action around your home, reduce the fuel that can help wildfire spread, and show what our community can accomplish when we work together to help keep each other safe.
Interested in being part of a Pritchard community chipping day?
Comment CHIPPING below AND send a quick message
If you are ready to participate, we can start building our list of committed households.
The sooner we reach the minimum number, the sooner we can secure a date and help make our community safer before wildfire season ramps up.
For program details, you can also contact TNRD FireSmart directly:
📞 250-377-6326
🌐 tnrd.ca/firesmart
Let’s work together to help keep Pritchard safer and more FireSmart — one neighbour, one yard, and one brush pile at a time.
