Wildfire Home Hazard Assessments eligible for grant funding for upgrades and improvements (65+ homeowners) are no longer available.
Dates
- September 30, 2022 – Last day for mitigation work to be completed
- Monday, October 31, 2022 – Last day for evaluation assessment of mitigation work in order to receive the grant funding
Project Background
The cities of Coquitlam and Port Coquitlam, along with the villages of Anmore and Belcarra received a grant from the B.C.’s FireSmart Economic Recovery Fund to develop a sub-regional approach to wildfire prevention in the northeast sector’s wildland-urban interface (WUI) – where development meets natural areas.
Between the four communities, an estimated 5,000 properties are located in the wildland-urban interface area and at a greater risk for wildfires.
FireSmart Asked the Experts
After years of devastating wildfires, firefighters and experts from around the world answered one question: “What have we learned?” As it turns out, the homes that survived did something different yet simple. Please take just 2 minutes and watch.