THE TRIGGER The City of Nelson has approximately 10,000 residents and is located in the Southern Interior of British Columbia in the Selkirk Mountains. [...] One of the many initiatives that came out of the Community Wildfire Protection Plan was the need to update the city’s by-laws that control development in the wildland urban interface and regulate landscaping in other parts of the city. [...] More specifically, the portion of the by-law focused on new buildings and structures located in the interface mandates the use of specific construction features, building materials and landscaping practices to reduce the likelihood of ignition from a wildfire. [...] (Source: City of Nelson) While the most vulnerable areas of the City of Nelson are located in the wildland urban interface, it became clear to fire officials and planners in Nelson that all areas of the city were at risk of loss due to wildfire. [...] THE OUTCOME The collaboration that took place between Nelson’s Fire and Planning departments led to the development and implementation of a by-law that has the potential to reduce wildfire risk faced by new properties in the years to come.
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