City Of Campbell River Fire Department Adding Firesmart Signs To Forest Lands

The City of Campbell River Fire Department has added 24 FireSmart signs to the Beaver Lodge Forest Lands trail network and parking areas.

The City of Campbell River Fire Department has added 24 FireSmart signs to the Beaver Lodge Forest Lands trail network and parking areas.

Each sign within the trail system, not including parking area signs, has an emergency location marker consisting of letters and numbers that link to GPS coordinates in the North Island 911 Fire Dispatch system.

The FireSmart signs and emergency location markers at Beaver Lodge Forest Lands will assist emergency crews when responding to incidents by significantly improving location accuracy.

Fire and Life Safety Educator Shawn Hall says each sign also includes fire safety messaging and QR codes that link to FireSmart information to help residents and visitors protect themselves and the community from wildfire risks.

He says when someone calls 9-1-1 for assistance in the Beaver Lodge Lands trail network, for anything from wildfires to medical calls, these signs will help emergency crews quickly locate incidents.

The project was completed by the City of Campbell River in collaboration with the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resources, Greenways Land Trust, Beaver Lodge Trust Society, and FireSmart BC.

For more information on City FireSmart initiatives, visit https://www.campbellriver.ca/city-services/public-safety/fire-services/fire-prevention/public-education-fire-safety2/firesmart-program