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FireSmart Community Funding and Supports grants in Prince George Fire Centre 2022

The B.C. government is providing $13,047,561 through the FireSmart Community Funding and Supports category of the Community Resiliency Investment program for 107 wildfire-risk-mitigation projects throughout British Columbia.

The approved applications within the Prince George Fire Centre’s jurisdiction are below.

Prince George Fire Centre ($1,766,770 for 12 grants):

  • Atlin Community Improvement District: $30,080 to assist with education, cross-training, FireSmart activities for residential areas
  • District of Fort St. James: $149,000 to assist with education, development considerations, emergency planning, cross-training, FireSmart activities for critical infrastructure, fuel management
  • District of Mackenzie: $150,000 to assist with education, planning, interagency co-operation, FireSmart activities in residential areas, fuel management
  • Doig River First Nation: $126,750 to assist with education, planning, interagency co-operation, cross-training, FireSmart activities in residential areas
  • Nak’azdli Whut’en First Nation: $148,950 to assist with education, planning, cross-training, fuel management
  • Peace River Regional District: $335,300 to assist with education, development considerations, emergency planning, cross-training, interagency co-operation, FireSmart activities in residential areas
  • Regional District of Bulkley-Nechako: $231,500 to assist with education, interagency co-operation, cross-training, FireSmart activities for residential areas and critical infrastructure, fuel management
  • Regional District of Fraser Fort George: $150,000 to assist with education, interagency co-operation, FireSmart activities for residential areas
  • Skin Tyee Band: $14,890 to assist with education, interagency co-operation, FireSmart activities in residential areas
  • Tl’azt’en Nation: $130,300 to assist with education, planning, interagency co-operation, cross-training
  • Tsay Keh Dene Nation: $150,000 to assist with education, fuel management
  • West Moberly First Nations: $150,000 to assist with education, planning, development considerations, interagency co-operation, emergency planning, cross-training, fuel management