Invermere FireSmart

🌸 June's Plant of the Month is Rosy Pussytoes (Antennaria rosea), and it might be the hardest-working little plant in a FireSmart garden.

This charming, low-growing perennial forms a dense silvery-green mat that lasts year-round, making it an excellent groundcover and a great alternative to bark mulch in your intermediate zone. Come late spring and early summer, it puts on a show of soft pink blooms that pollinators love. Deer, put off by its fuzzy leaves, tend to leave it alone.

A few reasons to love it:
🌿 Fire-resistant and extremely cold hardy
☀️ Thrives in sunny, dry conditions, perfect for a xeriscape garden
🐝 Supports bees and butterflies
🏡 Spreads to form living mulch, reducing wildfire risk around your home

Leaves stay low at around 5 cm, with flowers reaching up to 40 cm in height. It's a small plant that does a big job.

Learn more: https://firesmartbc.ca/plants-of-the-month/rosy-pussytoes/

Curious how FireSmart your property is?

A FireSmart Home Assessment connects you with a trained specialist who can:
✔️ Identify wildfire risks around your home
✔️ Provide a personalized action plan
✔️ Recommend practical mitigation steps

Thousands of homeowners across BC have already taken this step toward wildfire resilience.

Learn more:

Wildfire Mitigation Program Hub | FireSmart BC Once a year, the Wildfire Resiliency and Training Summit brings together wildfire practitioners from all over BC and beyond. The upcoming summit will take place in Victoria on April 8 – 12, 2026.

Wildfire season is here — is your home prepared?

Register for a FREE Wildfire Mitigation Home Assessment with the Invermere FireSmart Team. During the assessment, experienced wildfire professionals will visit your property, identify wildfire risks unique to your home, and provide a detailed report with practical recommendations to help reduce your wildfire risk.

Register for a free home assessment:
https://firesmartbcplatform.ca/request-home-inspection?agency=Invermere

Learn more about the Wildfire Mitigation Program:
https://firesmartbc.ca/wmp/

🔥 Campfire Safety Reminder 🔥

As we head into the long weekend, please remember to practice safe campfire habits to help protect our community and surrounding forests.

✅ Always check for current campfire bans or restrictions
✅ Keep campfires small and attended at all times
✅ Never leave a campfire unattended
✅ Fully extinguish your fire with water, stir the ashes, and feel for heat before leaving

Before lighting a campfire, check current bans and restrictions here:
👉 https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/fire-bans-and-restrictions

A single unattended or improperly extinguished campfire can have serious consequences. Let’s all do our part to keep our community safe and fire‑smart this long weekend. 🌲🔥

So it begins...

The start of wildfire misinformation season is here.

As temperatures rise this summer and more wildfires ignite across B.C., the spread of misleading or false information also increases.

Before you share, take a moment to check the source.

For accurate updates, rely on trusted channels like our social media, wildfire map, and mobile app where we post verified information, images, fire behaviour details and response updates.

A quick check helps keep everyone better informed.

Download our app:

iOs: https://apps.apple.com/ca/app/bc-wildfire-service/id1477675008
Google play: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ca.bc.gov.WildfireInformation&hl=en_CA

What do wildfire season and patio season have in common?

They both depend on conditions, and they don’t start on the same date every year.

Wildfire season isn't a made-up phrase or scare tactic, it’s a way to describe a time of year wildfires are more likely due to weather and fuel conditions.

The same way patio season is the time of year when conditions line up to make you crave a cool drink outside with your friends.

Calling it a “season” isn’t dramatic, it’s an accurate way of naming when the risk is real.

You can find this, and other terms, in the Canadian Wildland Fire glossary: https://glossary.ciffc.ca/

via BC Wildfire Service