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The BC Wildfire Service is tasked with managing wildfires through a combination of wildfire prevention, mitigation and suppression strategies on both Crown and private lands outside of organized areas such as municipalities or regional districts.
While the BC Wildfire Service is mandated to mitigate the impacts of wildfire on life and assets, particularly forests and grasslands, it gives high priority to fuel management and wildfire suppression in interface areas where communities and forests come together.

The 2003 fire season was the most catastrophic in British Columbia’s recorded history (until the 2023 Wildfire Season.) Tragically, three air tanker crew members lost their lives and one person was seriously injured.

Being proactive in making your home, property and neighbourhood FireSmart will help increase your home’s resiliency when wildfires approach. Our goal at the RDCO is to bring FireSmart education and awareness to stakeholders, property owners, and neighbourhoods developed in the Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) setting.

The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) is a federally incorporated not-for-profit corporation established June 2, 1982. CIFFC is owned and operated by the federal, provincial, and territorial agencies responsible for wildland fire management in Canada.

The Canadian Wildland Fire Information System (CWFIS) creates daily fire weather and fire behavior maps year-round and hot spot maps throughout the forest fire season, generally between May and September.

The Regional District of Central Okanagan is responsible for fire protection and suppression services provided through four paid-on-call departments in areas of the two unincorporated electoral areas. Each of the departments provides services specifically within its fire protection area. These services are funded by property owners living within the fire department's jurisdiction. Register for emergency alerts.

The Canada Wildfire Strategic Plan 2022-2027 defines our mission: The Partnership drives innovation in vegetation fire management, policy, and practices through strategic investments in research and knowledge exchange while educating and mentoring generations of scientists and practitioners.