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Wildfire Information
Resources, Factsheets and Links
On this page:
Resources
- Guidance for Using Well Water after a Wildfire
- Manitoba Wildfire Service
- Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner
- FireSmart Canada
- Manitoba Road and Traveller Information (511)
- Canadian Wildland Fire Information System
- Get Prepared.ca
- Air Quality Health Index
Factsheets
- Wildfire Evacuation Brochure (PDF, 98.6 KB)
- Manitoba's Home Owner's FireSmart Manual (PDF, 756.3 KB)
- Wildfire Safety - Fire and Travel Restrictions (PDF, 158 KB)
- Manitobans Affected by Evacuations (PDF, 92 KB)
- Fire Prevention Tips (PDF, 82 KB)
- Manitoba's Coordinated Response to Wildfire (PDF, 67 KB)
FireSmart
FireSmart Begins at Home Guide
Wildfires are unpredictable, but you can take steps to create defensible space around your home to reduce an approaching wildfire's volatility. Take a wildfire safety quiz, assess your home's structural and site hazards, and learn the steps you can take to reduce your home's susceptibility to fire.
Home Ignition Zone Self-Assessment
How resilient to wildland fire is your home and property? Walk around your home and answer the questions below. Then consider implementing the recommended actions as you perform maintenance and renovations in each of the three Home Ignition Zones.
Home Development Guide
Development standards play a significant role in reducing the potential impact a wildfire will have on a community. A building is more likely to be destroyed in a wildfire when it is located in a high-density area where fire is able to easily transfer from building to building. The potential for damage intensifies when flammable building materials are used. The recommendations in this guide will reduce the risk of wildfire to your home and neighbourhood.
FireSmart Landscaping Guide
This guide was developed to introduce you to FireSmart landscaping--a practical and science-backed approach to creating resilient outdoor spaces that are also beautiful. By carefully landscaping your outdoor spaces, your home is more likely to survive a wildland fire event. Many FireSmart principles are easy to implement, and every small action can have an impact.
FireSmart Landscaping Guide 2011
Every year many homes in the Province of Manitoba are threatened by wildfire. This firesmart landscaping guide provides homeowners with the information they need to protect their homes from wildfires through appropriate landscaping techniques.
FireSmart your Farm
Farmers and Ranchers face special burning challenges. This guide provides recommendations on hazard mitigation and vegetation management to reduce wildfire risk to your operation. Easy steps to make your burn barrel FireSmart. Firesmart construction materials and more...