Governance, Policy, and Coordination - Salt Spring Wildfire Ready
Salt Spring Wildfire Policy and Governance
Wildfire risk management on Salt Spring involves multiple levels of government, landowners, and community organizations. These resources cover the policy frameworks, funding mechanisms, and coordination approaches that shape how wildfire risk is managed at regional and provincial scales.
Articles and Guides
Community Resiliency Investment Program - The BC government's Community Resiliency Investment program provides funding to local governments and First Nations for wildfire risk reduction activities. A key funding mechanism for community-scale wildfire preparedness and fuel management work on Salt Spring Island.
Reports
Learning to Live with Fire: State of Wildfire in B.C. - This Polis Project report evaluates BC's current approach to wildfire management, finding that a century of aggressive suppression has exacerbated conditions for catastrophic fire. It calls for a fundamental shift toward landscape-level resilience, integration of Indigenous fire stewardship, and coordination across all levels of government.
Southern Gulf Islands Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan At-a-Glance - This CRD summary document outlines key findings from the Southern Gulf Islands wildfire resiliency planning process, including that lightning accounts for only a small share of ignitions and that a century of aggressive suppression has increased fuel density. Cross-jurisdictional coordination is identified as a central challenge.
