“We have a long history of assisting B.C. Wildfire going back to 2003.” Both the Central Saanich and View Royal departments have personnel in the Interior, as well. Reducing risk around your home B.C. FireSmart’s Emergency Wildfire Preparedness Checklist includes the following: •...
California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) will form a panel to study how to reduce the threat of wildfires in his state.The announcement at the governor's final State of the State address Jan. 25 comes in the aftermath of catastrophic fires in Northern and Southern California.A task force of \\\...
How to reduce pollution in your car as wildfire smoke compromises air qualityBy Rohan Mattu Updated on: June 8, 2023 / 11:46 AM EDT / CBS Baltimore BALTIMORE -- An air quality alert for Maryland continues Thursday as smoke from wildfires in Canada pours into the region, cloggi...
Hanna said Canada needs to have a bigger conversation about prevention and managing risk by reducing the vulnerability of infrastructure, and suggests wildfire vulnerability assessments and considerations become "part of everything we do in the permitting and rev...
Visit The Weather Network's wildfire hub to keep up with the latest on the active start to wildfire season across Canada. Islanders are being advised to prepare their properties to help reduce the damage in case of a wildfire. P.E.I.'s forest f...
And keep in mind pets can be affected too, so keeping walks short to minimize exposure is best until the smoke clears, Mann said. SEE ALSO:When will the Canada wildfire smoke clear? Not as soon as you'd like. Those close to the wildfires may need to take stronger precautions. According...
While the burning blaze of a wildfire is an obvious threat, wildfire smoke can also be hazardous as it makes outdoor air nearly unbreathable.
For her PhD research atGeorge Washington University School of Business, Unter studied a specific type of adaptation. She wanted to know whether wildfire risk motivated wine companies (or wineries) to start sourcing grapes from more vineyards (the farm where grapes are grown). That could mean set...
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Schmidt said High Level used the fireguard to divide wooded areas between unmanaged forest and places where steps had been taken to reduce wildfire risk. "So when the dozers came in, they went along that fuel-treated area." Schmidt said th...