Tumbler Ridge - FireSmart

03/30/2026

Are you ready to take the next step in your FireSmart journey?

Click the link below to request FREE, professional home assessment
with property-specific recommendations.

03/21/2026

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.

03/17/2026

Exciting news - the Wildfire Mitigation Program is now live in Tumbler Ridge! The Program is designed to engage homeowners in voluntary wildfire mitigation activities by offering a free professional home assessment with property-specific recommendations.

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Curious about the program, or ready to take the next step and schedule a home assessment? Hit the link below to learn about the program and to schedule your assessment.

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.

03/09/2026

UPDATED!

WHAT? Public engagement events for proposed 2026 prescribed burns.
WHERE? Room 4, Tumbler Ridge Community Center
WHEN? See below!

Open house engagement events have been planned to provide context and provide the residents of Tumbler Ridge an opportunity to review and comment on the proposed prescribed burns adjacent to the townsite. The presentation will provide context regarding the location, rationale, and proposed plan regarding the area to the north of the Grizzly Valley Saddle Club, as well as the Crown-Land Wildfire Risk Reduction efforts planned above the Flatbed Campground.

These events will be held within Room 4 of the Tumbler Ridge Community Center at the following dates and times;
- March 10th from 1:00pm-4:30pm
- March 12th from 1:00pm-4:30pm
- March 31st from 2:30pm-6:30pm
- April 2nd from 1:00pm-4:30pm

An additional event will be held at Willow Hall on March 25th from 9:30-11:00am.

If you are unable to attend the above sessions, please reach out to us at [email protected] with your questions, concerns, or comments.

01/12/2026

The District of Tumbler Ridge has expressed interest in collaborating with BC Wildfire Service to propose a prescribed burn in the 2026 operational season.

Please review the attached imagery for an idea of the location of the proposed prescribed burn. At this time, the project is referred to as the "Tumbler North" proposed prescribed burn.

This project will be presented to Council at the February 2nd Council meeting and if accepted will be brought forward to additional community engagement sessions.

Please note, the above presentations are to serve as an introduction to the Tumbler North proposed prescribed burn and to review preliminary information with community members. Additional open house presentations will be advertised & held upon further development and approval of a final Burn Plan.

We welcome the communities feedback, questions and concerns. Please do not hesitate to reach out via email at [email protected] or phone at 250-401-1754.

12/02/2025

10/21/2025

09/23/2025

The District of Tumbler Ridge resides within the Dawson Creek Fire Zone and therefore Category 1 (campfires) fires remain prohibited within the municipal boundary at this time. This applies to Tiki and similar kinds of torches, Chimineas, Outdoor stoves or other portable campfire apparatus without a CSA or ULC rating, Fireworks, including firecrackers, Sky Lanterns, Burn Barrels or Burn Cages of any size or description, Binary exploding targets, and Category 2 and 3 open fires.

Effective at 12 p.m. (noon) PDT on Sept. 23, 2025, the Category 1 Open Fire (campfires) prohibition will be rescinded in some areas of the Prince George Fire Centre. Campfires will be permitted in the Prince George Fire Zone, Robson Valley Fire Zone, VanJam Fire Zone and Mackenzie Fire Zone.

Campfires remain prohibited in the Fort St. John Fire Zone, Dawson Creek Fire Zone and Fort Nelson Fire Zone. This prohibition applies to campfires (Category 1) as defined in the Wildfire Regulation.

Category 2 and 3 open fire prohibitions remain in place for the Prince George Fire Centre.

Read our information bulletin for more information: https://blog.gov.bc.ca/bcwildfire/category-1-campfire-prohibition-rescinded-in-parts-of-the-prince-george-fire-centre/

09/17/2025

Every exterior door plays a role in your home’s resiliency in the face of wildfire. If the weather stripping is damaged, or if the door materials are not designed for fire resistance, embers can still find a way inside.

As we head into fall, take time to check the doors around your home. Replace worn or missing weather stripping, and make sure all entry and garage doors are fire-rated and properly sealed. Small actions like these add up to greater wildfire resiliency.

08/27/2025

❄️ Snow-In-Summer is this month’s fire-resistant plant!

True to its name, this hardy groundcover stands out with blankets of snowy-white flowers in spring and early summer, followed by eye-catching silvery leaves for the rest of the year.

With a low-growing habit and low flammability, it’s an excellent choice for fire-resistant living mulch and a great replacement for bark mulch in the Intermediate Zone.

Make your landscape beautiful and FireSmart. Learn more about Snow-In-Summer and other fire-resistant plants: https://firesmartbc.ca/plants-of-the-month/snow-in-summer/

08/23/2025

Catch Ember and the FireSmart team at the Tumbler Ridge Fire Department’s Open House at the Fire Hall as well as this afternoon at the Tumbler Ridge Fairgrounds for the FMX events!

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