Emergency-Related Agriculture Resources

Support systems and coordination resources during active wildfire events:

• BC Livestock Truckers’ List 
• Livestock Relocation 
• Rancher Liaison Program: Conduit for Communication between the BC Wildfire Service and ranchers in active wildfire area.
  • Gordon Burns, [hidden], [hidden]
• BCCA Emergency Response Programs
  • Range Rider Program: This program helps ranchers roundup animals on Crown rangeland affected by wildfire. Call [hidden] or email Lisa Acres at [hidden]. 
  • Emergency Livestock Response Trailers: Proper equipment and trained personnel are available to assist during highway and traffic accidents involving livestock. 
• Kootenay Livestock Association 
  • E: [hidden], P: [hidden]

BC Climate Change Adaptation

• Farm/Ranch Wildfire Guide and Workbook: Develop a customized wildfire plan using the Farm/Ranch wildfire guide and workbook.
• Wildfire Preparedness for Producers: This two-part workshop series for farmers and ranchers highlights potential wildfire risks to agricultural operations and the measures producers can take to prepare for and mitigate those risks. 
• Reduce Wildfire Threat to Farm Assets: Understand the three types of ignition that can cause wildfire to spread into and through the farm or ranch, and learn about practical actions for reducing risk to farm and ranch assets. 
• Fuel Management in the Agricultural-Wildland Interface: Collaborative fuel management in the agricultural-wildland interface will help reduce wildfire threat for operations in these areas, particularly those bordering Crown land. 

Prepare agriculture operations for wildfire - Province of British Columbia

Learn more about how to be prepared for wildfires if you work in B.C.’s agricultural industry:

• https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/business-market-development/emergency-management/wildfire