Regional District of Central Kootenay Area H South Community Wildfire Protection Plan September 6, 2019 Submitted to: Submitted by: Joel Hamilton, Wildfire Mitigation Supervisor Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative (SIFCo) Regional District of Central Kootenay Box 189, Winlaw BC, V0G2J0 Box 590, 202 Lakeside Drive, Nelson, BC, V1L 5R4 Telephone: 250-226-7012 Telephone: 250 352 8177 Email:
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[email protected] SIFCo Signatures of Preparing Registered Forest Professionals: This Community Wildfire Protection Plan was prepared following the Strategic Wildfire Prevention Initiative 2017 Community Wildfire Protection Plan Template, January 23, 2018 version. Regional District of Central Kootenay Area H – South, Community Wildfire Protection Plan - 2019 ii Acknowledgments This plan was prepared by Enrico Fionda, RPF; Tom Bradley, RFT of the Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative; and Jesper Nielsen, RPF of Wolftrack Forest Management. Mapping and analysis was completed by Evan Lavine, GIS Specialist of the Slocan Integral Forestry Cooperative, and Tom Bradley. The authors would like to thank the following for their input, assistance and expert knowledge that went into developing the Regional District of Central Kootenay Area H South Community Wildfire Protection Plan: • Ryand Durand, Fire Chief, Crescent Valley Volunteer Fire Department • Jonathan Fox, Wildfire Technician, Arrow Fire Zone, BC Wildfire Service • John Gates, Fire Chief, Slocan Volunteer Fire Department • Nora Hannon, Regional District of Central Kootenay Wildfire