Keep your cooking area clutter-free! Move anything that can burn at least 3 feet away from the cooking area, including oven mitts, towels, wooden utensils and food packaging. #FirePreventionWeek bit.ly/2WqI7R8

#firepreventionweek2020 @ Big White Community School PAC instagram.com/p/CF-0obABB4-/…

For #FirePreventionWeek, we’re highlighting why it’s important to serve up safety in the kitchen - as 49% of home fires are caused by cooking (NFPA)! See how fire spreads in a kitchen from our recent research burn. Have working smoke alarms, an escape plan & #CloseBeforeYouDoze.

Unattended cooking is the leading cause of home fires. Stay focused! #FirePreventionWeek

For your safety we ask that you please AVOID the highlighted areas of the map while logging and wildfire prevention are taking place. For the time being, please refrain from using these areas as activities cannot be safely carried out while logging is in process.

Do you have an emergency plan? How about an emergency kit? Severe weather and power outages happen, be prepared.

Did you know: our Chief, Duty Officer, and First Responders wear a Carbon Monoxide detector on every call? #COAwarenessWeek instagram.com/p/CHI1H4wBq6Y/…

New 78 foot ladder truck at #BigWhiteFireDepartment is the product of five years' work: ow.ly/oriC50D9504 Way to go fire folk & #RDKB Area E! #Cooperation #Community #ThatLooksHeavy

This was a fun discovery during a dumpster fire.

Want to join a great team of professionals? We are starting our 2021 Firefighter recruitment this March. Take a look at our Candidate Guide and see if your future is here! saanich.ca/EN/main/local-…

Area E/West Boundary residents, register for the #RDKB Area E Virtual Town Hall Monday, March 8 at 6:00 p.m.:ow.ly/zjD850DNmfo Find out about #YourServices & #YourRegionalGovernment!

March 12 we will be delivering a new blended learning (online) Wildfire Engine Boss (ENGB) training course. This program is sponsored by BC Office of the Fire Commissioner and BC Wildfire Service and will enhance structure protection operations and firefighter safety #PentictonWUI2021 #OFC #BCWS #FCABC

➡️ You put a helmet on your child’s head before they ride a bike 🚲 ➡️ You buckle in your child before you go for a drive 🚙 Please make sure you check for working smoke alarms before you tuck your child into bed 🛌 tonight. #SmokeAlarmsSaveLives

6 of our members are participating in this great training opportunity today, developing the skills to protect the Big White Mountain community, the RDKB, and the province from wildfires. Regional District of Kootenay Boundary

Coquihalla Highway (#BCHwy5) on August 15, 2021. IMTs provide overall structure for wildfire situations, and will coordinate resources across the complex strategically to meet objectives. This photo shows BC Wildfire Service personnel with structural protection crews from the...

ICYMI- #HaveyourBC say on making new buildings more accessible. A public engagement about BC Building Code accessibility requirements is open and will run until Dec. 9, 2021. Feedback will help government develop changes to the next BC Building Code.

Will you chip in to help our team raise much-needed funds for men's health this #Movember? Together we can stop men dying too young. ca.movember.com/team/2233666

.Bell Support reporting service issues in #BC. Life-threatening emerg? Dial 9-1-1 in case phone service restored. No service? Find alternate means of contacting 9-1-1 (landline/another service provider) or head to nearest ER/police/fire dept if able. #911BC

Join us this Saturday June 10th at 9am for the annual Big White Community Cleanup. Feel good by doing something good! Lunch will be provided and we’ll also have FireSmart representatives there to provide information and answer any questions you may have.

We would like to re-assure everyone one that the smoke burning to south of Big White are prescribed burns by BC Wildfire Personnel who are removing timber and slash piles for fuel mitigation work. #firesmartbc @bwfdcommunity @ourbigwhitemountain