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07/21/2024

05/14/2024

What is the FireSmart Plant Program? It’s a tagging system that helps gardeners and landscapers easily identify fire-resilient plants at participating nurseries and garden centres. This makes it easy to create landscapes that are as beautiful as they are fire-resilient.

Learn more at: https://firesmartbc.ca/landscaping-hub/plant-program/

05/04/2024

International Firefighters' Day: Celebrating 25 Years of Honoring Fire Service Heroes

On May 4 communities worldwide come together to celebrate International Firefighters' Day, a day dedicated to recognizing the bravery, sacrifices, and tireless efforts of firefighters everywhere.

This year marks a significant milestone – the 25th anniversary since the proposal of International Firefighters' Day in 1999. What began as a local initiative in Australia has grown into a global movement, uniting firefighters, their families, and communities in a shared spirit of appreciation and gratitude.

Today, we honor the courage, dedication, and selflessness of firefighters who put their lives on the line every day to protect others. We also remember those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty, and we recommit to supporting the fire service community in their vital work.

To mark this occasion, fire departments, community groups, and individuals are organizing events, ceremonies, and tributes to recognize the contributions and sacrifices of firefighters. These events include memorial services, parades, open houses, and fundraising campaigns for local fire departments and fire-related charities.

Join us in celebrating the heroism and spirit of firefighters everywhere on International Firefighters' Day.







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03/15/2024

The Cariboo region has experienced an unseasonably dry fall and winter resulting in high drought conditions. We urge members of the public and industry to be extra vigilant when monitoring and in ensuring the extinguishment of open burns.

At noon on Thursday, March 28, 2024, Category 2 and 3 open fires will be prohibited across the entire Cariboo Fire Centre region. This prohibition includes the Cariboo Chilcotin Forest District, the 100 Mile House Forest District and the Quesnel Forest District.

For more information, please visit: https://ow.ly/OTbr50QTviw

11/15/2023

The next test will occur on November 15, 2023 at 1:55 pm PST.

11/08/2023

Let us all take a moment today to honour our Indigenous Veterans.
Lest we forget

09/21/2023

We are extremely saddened to hear of the deaths of 4 wildfire firefighters in a tragic accident near Kamloops.

Our sincerest condolences to friends and family of the fallen.

07/16/2023

On Thursday evening our hearts broke.

Devyn Gale was an initial attack crew member out of the Columbia Fire Zone in Revelstoke.

She was a trusted colleague, a loving friend, a beloved sibling and a cherished daughter.

She personified the iconic Reds and Blues of wildland firefighting in British Columbia: she was bravery, grit, hard work, determination, leadership and selflessness.

She was one of us. She was the heart of us.

It is hard to articulate the connectedness of a community like ours. We work shoulder to shoulder for long hours in extremely challenging circumstances. Those experiences change you, they connect you, they sustain you.

On Thursday night we learned we had lost one of our own.

Tragically, Devyn passed away due to injuries sustained while fighting a wildfire. She died in service of her community protecting the people of British Columbia.

On behalf of the entire BC Wildfire Service we wish to recognize and honour the Gale family.

To Philomena, Graham, Nolan and Kayln we are with you however you need us in the days, weeks, months and years to come.

The Gale family have shared the following beautiful words with us, and by extension all of you, about their daughter and sister:

“𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐝𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐨 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐬𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫. 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐝 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫, 𝐚 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐨 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐡𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐫. 𝐖𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐬𝐡𝐞’𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐧𝐨 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐧’𝐭 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬. 𝐖𝐞 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐲𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐤𝐚𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐧𝐨𝐰.”

As we turn into the dawn, there is more hard work ahead and many communities who need us. It is hard to comprehend how we move forward after such a loss, but we find the strength to do so through Devyn’s extraordinary example, in her memory and her name.

Devyn Gale. Colleague. Friend. Sister. Daughter. Hero.

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In memory of Devyn the family encourage donations to the Revelstoke Community Foundation, to allow her vibrant legacy to live forever in the Revelstoke Community.

• Online: https://revelstokecommunityfoundation.com/donate/
• E-transfer: [email protected]
• Cash or cheque donation at Mackenzie Dental Centre in Revelstoke

07/10/2023

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