The Regional District of Central Okanagan is taking steps to get residents in the Okanagan ready for fire season.

Along side Friends of Kalamoir, the RDCO is hosting a FireSmart fuel reduction event at Kalamoir Regional Park May 4.

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As part of Community Wildfire Prevention Day in Canada, volunteers will be given a two hour course on the best FireSmart principles, before fanning out and teaming up for a park-wide clean-up to rid the area of garbage and potential fire hazards.

Tools and equipment will be provided for the volunteer clean-up by RDCO Parks Services.

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Kalamoir Regional Park has 27.6 hectares of lakes, trails and grassland areas that has had fire suppression done in the previous years.

The event runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. May 4 at the front entrance of the park on Collens Hill Road.

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