contaminants that have been found in soot, char and ash inside homes after a wildfire. Such testing would be required both before and after

Risk Reduction Refund Program to help residents cover costs for home hardening and wildfire safety projects. The program replaces the old

Palisades neighborhood, killing 12 people and burning 6,800 homes and buildings. A second wildfire, the Eaton Fire, burned simultaneously in

per cent of the buildings in the community. The wildfire also destroyed 45 homes and buildings in the nearby Lytton First Nation communities

Photo: Submitted In Casino, the Recreation Society is reducing wildfire fuel around homes and community spaces to help lower the risk of

Tiel MTDV Archeological work is carried out on a property where a house was destroyed by the 2021 wildfire will be rebuilt, in Lytton, B.C

After watching the 2024 Jasper wildfire, a Canmore resident helped launch a neighbourhood effort to reduce wildfire risk. The program is growing, but experts say the town remains vulnerable unless more homes take part.

so severe. According to their daughter's GoFundMe , their home was not in a designated flood zone, so they did not have flood insurance. "

designed to fill that gap. Glenn McGillivray, managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) — the research arm

in-10 worry it is already driving up the cost of their home or business insurance. Wildfire smoke has also emerged as a top concern for

during a wildfire.” FireSmart Canada describes the roof as the most vulnerable part of a home during wildfire, noting that sparks and

that obtain a FORTIFIED designation from the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. The regulation requires insurers to

built to the FORTIFIED standard developed by the Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety. The standard demands a secondary water