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Free Wildfire Preparedness Guide Available

On average, there are more than 1,600 wildfires in British Columbia every year. Does your household have an emergency response plan? This is a good time to find out what your plan should include, review your Grab-And-Go bag, and make … Continue reading

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How to prevent campfires from turning into wildfires

Safe guards for campfires: Have a shovel or 8 L (2 gallons) of water nearby to extinguish your fire. A campfire cannot be larger than 0.5m (20″) in diameter and 0.5m high. Don’t light a campfire in windy conditions. There must … Continue reading

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How to Use a Fire Extinguisher (click on pix photo to expand document)

 

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Avoiding those pesky little mosquitoes

What to do about…. BUGS   We’ve been on this problem for centuries, but we might finally be getting somewhere. Unlike bears,, cliff faces, and protein bars, there isn’t really a pro and con camp on mosquitoes; everyone just hates … Continue reading

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Quickly Escape Any House Fire and Here’s Why:

See why house fires give you so little time to escape versus 30 years ago.  Click on the video link below: http://www.today.com/video/why-you-have-less-time-to-escape-a-house-fire-today-than-30-years-ago-601680451516    

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