09: “Introducing the Home Partners Program” Guest: Joel Hamilton

10/21/21 • 52 min

On the Show today we provide an overview on the Home Partners Program. What it is, who it is for, the benefits and how the program works. We speak with Joel Hamilton on his background and get into detail about the key “need-to-knows” about HPP as well as covering some important Q&A topics. This is a great episode to learn more from an experienced Wildfire Mitigation Specialist about an important program that helps protect from the threat of wildfire.

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08: "Logan Lake. A FireSmart Case Study" w/Doug Wilson (Logan Lake Fire Chief)

On this episode we dive into the story of Logan Lake and their experience with fire this summer. We chat with Doug Wilson (Logan Lake Fire Chief) to share the behind-the-scenes of how FireSmart worked to help save a community.

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10: "Partner Spotlight: FESBC & BC FireSmart Committee" Guest: Gord Pratt

Today on the show we speak with Gord Pratt, Operations Manager for the Forest Enhancement Society of BC (FESBC). In our episode we discuss Gord’s background, we chat about what is FESBC as an organization, and we also dive into FireSmart and the FireSmart BC Committee. This is a great podcast to learn from a professional forester, a wildfire fighter, and someone that is deeply passionate about FireSmart. Our conversation with Gord really dives into all aspects of the FireSmart Program and is a great example of how the program is moving BC forward to be a more resilient province to wildfire.
To learn more about the Forest Enhancement Society of BC visit: https://www.fesbc.ca/about-the-fesbc/
To learn more about the BC FireSmart Committee visit: https://firesmartbc.ca/who-we-are/