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Emergency Management FireSmart program | Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)

March 31, 2025

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Description

EMAP supports wildland fire non-structural mitigation and preparedness initiatives through the FireSmart funding stream. 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.

Eligible Applicants

  • First Nation communities
  • Band or tribal councils
  • Indigenous organizations

Eligible Expenses

Through the Emergency Management Assistance Program, 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

Deadline Date

Project proposals will be considered on an ongoing basis until the funds are exhausted or until March 31, 2025.

Contact

Contact Name: Quentin Nelson, FIT

Phone Number: 250-320-7682 ext. 513

E-mail Address: qnelson@fness.bc.ca

Website: https://www.sac-isc.gc.ca/eng/1643385529147/1643385549632

Industry:

Energy & Environment, Indigenous

Location:

Alberta, British Colombia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, NWT, Ontario, PEI, Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon

Tags:

Training, Wildfires

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