FireSmart
“Indigenous Services Canada”
The funder does not disclose this information
Maximum Eligible Amount
Government Grant
Fund Type
FireSmart builds skills in First Nations communities to prevent and prepare against wildland fires. Programming involves training First Nations teams in wildfire suppression duties, as well as fuel management and vegetation clearing, which reduces the intensity and spread of wildfires. FireSmart also leverages Indigenous knowledge of the local environment and terrain to improve emergency planning, preparation and response to wildfires.
- FireSmart project funding is available for initiatives, such as: wildfire pre-suppression planning; wildfire risk assessments; fuel reduction, forest thinning, prescribed burning; fire breaks; wildland fire crew training; vegetation management; fire mapping; FireSmart training, workshops, conferences.
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