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.
FireSmart Home Owner's Assessment
FireSmart Home Owner's Assessment: FireSmart begins at home. Determine your home and property's wildfire risk by answering the questions in the assessment to see what changes will make the greatest difference in reducing your home's risk from wildfire. Find the assessment inserted in the back of the FireSmart Home Owners Manual.
FireSmart Landscaping
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...
