Chase council learned the community is in the line of fire after a report from FireSmart coordinator Michael Henderson.

At the Jan. 28 meeting, Henderson provided a wildfire risk assessment that said after nearly a century of no-fire policy, climate change and the mountain pine beetle, "the area is primed for wildfire."

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Henderson also referenced a recent study that ranked Chase seventh in the top 10 for the highest burn probability among small communities across Canada, with Sicamous, Sorrento, Grindrod and Nakusp also making the list. 

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Henderson added that he and staff are looking into introducing a wildfire development permit area and related bylaws to ensure properties are built to FireSmart specifications from the start, which he said other communities such as Vernon already have. That would allow the village to enforce FireSmart measures among residents, who so far haven香蕉视频直播檛 really embraced it.  

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Council received the report for information but Coun. Dan Stevens late proposed a resolution for the Southern Interior Local Government Association that the province increase financial commitments for wildfire prevention in wildfire urban interface risk classes one to three, which are the highest.