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Digital fire danger signs proposed in West Kelowna
- Members of the Rose Valley community are organizing a fundraiser to purchase and install two LED fire danger signs in West Kelowna aimed at enhancing forest safety.
- The fire service chose the two sign locations and the $40,000 cost will be community funded to reduce manual updates and support fire resilience.
- The fully automated LED signs update minute-to-minute messages, aiming to inform the public and prevent fire events in future summers.
- The fire rescue leader in West Kelowna and organizer John Martin explain that the signs help reduce workload and boost public understanding of wildfire risks amid changing global weather patterns.
- Organizers express optimism about reducing wildfires locally and recognize the increased public awareness that fires can happen anytime worldwide.
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Digital fire danger signs proposed in West Kelowna
Residents of a West Kelowna neighbourhood are working to make the forests around them a little safer. John Martin is one of three Rose Valley residents organizing a community fundraising effort to buy and install LED signs that will keep park users in the know about forest conditions. It's an effort...
Study looking into responses to prescribed fire and smoke | Cranbrook, East Kootenay
The University of Alberta is conducting research on public responses to prescribed fire and smoke in Cranbrook and West Kelowna. Graduate student Sandani Siriwardhana and Dr. Tara McGee, Professor Earth & Atmospheric Sciences, are asking Cranbrook and area residents (and West Kelowna residents) to take some time to fill out a survey to aid them in their research. “The survey is anonymous, takes about 10–15 minutes, and aims to gather local persp…
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