Canada
#00244
OngoingNational
Case study of
#00296 Run neighborhood-scale wildfire retrofit programs
Implementer
FireSmart Canada and participating communities
Location
Canada61.0667, -107.9917
Description
FireSmart Canada provides a national framework covering community, neighborhood, parcel, and building-level wildfire resilience measures. Implementation is delivered locally by participating communities and varies by province, with no uniform national outcome.
Lessons learned
- A shared national framework requires local delivery capacity, ongoing maintenance, and outcome evaluation to be effective — these cannot be assumed from framework adoption alone.
- Building, parcel, and community measures must be combined because wildfire exposure crosses property boundaries; parcel-only interventions are insufficient.
Sources
1Documented Jul 30, 2026