Fire & Flood: B.C. is facing two extremes — is your community ready?
Of 75 communities examined, more than two thirds do not have a detailed flood plan, have only parts of a plan or have just started a plan.
Source: vancouversun.com
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Engine Boss Wildland Fire Training this weekend | Columbia Valley, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Elk Valley, Kimberley
Engine Boss Wildland Fire Training this weekend
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Prescribed burn near airport delayed due to wind | ?aqam – St Mary's, Cranbrook, East Kootenay, Ktunaxa Nation
Posted: April 14, 2021 Prescribed burn near airport delayed due to wind UPDATE: Scott Driver, Director of Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services this morning reported the prescribed burn planned for the Canadian Rockies International Airport area has been put on hold due to potential wind gusts. The City of Cranbrook is carrying out a prescribed burn Thursday, April 15, and localized smoke should be visible from Cranbrook, Kimberley, Fort Steele and ʔaq’am. A 22-hectare parcel straddling the road entrance to the Canadian Rockies International Airport (CRIA) will see prescribed fire starting ...
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City boundary wildfire mitigation activities move forward | Cranbrook, East Kootenay
Posted: March 4, 2021 Mayor Lee Pratt After a recent tour of the City of Cranbrook’s southern forested border, Mayor Lee Pratt feels that it was appropriate to thank the dedicated individuals and organizations responsible for the excellent Wildfire Risk Reduction (WRR) work that has been completed. To date, more than 300 hectares of forested lands have had fuel treatments applied to them reduce the risk of approaching wildfires. This work has had funding in excess of $1 million applied through the province’s Wildfire Risk Reduction Program. “This is an issue that has taken years of lob...
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Canada Post operations resume after hazardous materials call
Posted: February 1, 2021 Canada Post operations resume after hazardous materials call Operations at Canada Post in downtown Cranbrook have resumed Monday morning, following a potential hazardous materials incident. Cranbrook Fire & Emergency Services received the call, for an unidentified powder at the Canada Post facility on 1st St. South between 9th and 10th Avenue South. Fire personnel responded to the scene, secured the area, and proceeded to investigate the cause of the incident. Firefighters determined the unidentified substance to be harmless, and Canada Post was able to resume operat...
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