After a busy 2023, FireSmart activities are already ramping up in Whitecourt

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After a busy 2023, FireSmart activities are already ramping up in Whitecourt

When human development meets the edge of the vast forest, it’s referred to as the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI). Communities surrounded by densely treed forests are exposed to therisk of wildfire. Communities nationwide, including much of the province, felt that exposureintensified last summer.In the WUI, risks come from vegetation (trees, shrubs) and man-made structures like buildingsand infrastructure. To help mitigate the risk of living in su