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visarrazin
Sep 15, 2024
Cultural Burning to reduce the risk of Wildfires
With the reality of a dramatic increase in wildfires over the last few years, the historical practice of Cultural Burning or Indigenous...
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visarrazin
Sep 15, 2024
Preliminary Assessment of Effectiveness of FireSmart in Jasper
In July, 2024, the Jasper Wildfire Complex destroyed approximately 358 (32%) of 1,113 structures in the town of Jasper, AB. On August 16,...
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Stu Clark
Aug 20, 2024
Fire Weather Author Speaks Out at Recent Sierra Club BC Webinar
On August 15 the Sierra Club BC held a webinar about the new wildfires with a unique set of speakers - a woman who survived the Lytton...
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Stu Clark
Aug 12, 2024
WASP Sprinkler Information in More Detail
By Gord Parker WASP Consultant and Structure Protection Specialist with BC Wildfire Service. The WASP Gutter Mount kits can come with two...
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visarrazin
Aug 5, 2024
Home Insurance Claims After Wildfire: Some lessons from the 2016 Fort McMurray Fire
The 2016 Fort McMurray fire was “the costliest insured event in Canadian history”, as reported by the Insurance Bureau of Canada. Damages...
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visarrazin
Aug 5, 2024
Evacuation - Lessons from the 2023 Mayo Evacuation
In early August 2023 a wildfire threatened the town of Mayo and the Nacho Nyak Dun First Nation. Initially an evacuation alert for Mayo...
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Stu Clark
Jul 29, 2024
WASP Sprinklers -A Good Investment or False Advertising
Many of you may have seen these sprinklers at Canadian Tire. They come in sets of 2 and have different mounting options. When hooked up...
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danlebrun
Jun 26, 2024
June 28 is National Insurance Awareness Day!
National Insurance Awareness Day was proclaimed by the Canadian Insurance Services Regulatory Organizations (CISRO) “to encourage...
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danlebrun
Jun 26, 2024
CBC National on the Whitehorse Firebreak
In mid-May, The National news on CBC carried a story about the preparations Whitehorse is making to reduce the wildfire risk to the...
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danlebrun
Jun 26, 2024
Protect your deck.
Decks are very vulnerable to fire as they are exposed to embers and are mostly made of timber making them more flammable. Here are few...
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danlebrun
May 8, 2024
FireSmart your yard to protect your home from a wildfire.
Follow four simple gardening practices to increase the odds of your home surviving a wildfire. (1) Select fire-resistant plants and...
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danlebrun
May 8, 2024
Good Fences make Good Neighbours
But what is a good fence? Many houses in Whitehorse have wooden fences, often made with 1x6 lumber installed vertically. Nice fence –...
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danlebrun
May 8, 2024
Vacation Relaxation- A FireSmart Checklist
Don’t worry about your home while you are away! Before you leave home for a vacation this summer, know that your home is as protected as...
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danlebrun
Apr 11, 2024
Evacuation Preparedness – Your Vehicle’s Fuel
In many cases, evacuation will only mean getting you and your family to another part of Whitehorse. But, if a community wide evacuation...
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danlebrun
Apr 11, 2024
What Happens When Embers Hit Your House?
Most of us have a hard time understanding about the threat of embers to our houses. We either don’t get it … or panic and think there’s...
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danlebrun
Apr 11, 2024
What About Your House Siding?
Many Whitehorse houses are sided with vinyl siding. Vinyl siding is inexpensive and it doesn’t need to be painted like wood siding. ...
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danlebrun
Mar 27, 2024
Wolf Creek Campground Fire Concerns
Many residents of South Whitehorse particularly from Pine Ridge, Spruce Hill, Wolf Creek and Mary Lake subdivisions have expressed...
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danlebrun
Mar 27, 2024
High Winds and Roof Gutters
The recent high winds brought down lots of small branches, needles and pine cones as you can see when walking in green spaces. Some of...
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danlebrun
Mar 27, 2024
The Early Yukon Wildfire Season
As some of you may have heard, the weather forecaster at Wildland Fire Management, Mike Smith, has predicted that the moisture level in...
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danlebrun
Mar 13, 2024
Time to Check your House Insurance – Just in case
After a fire is no time find out the money you saved on your house insurance has left you with inadequate coverage. In Canada, all house...
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