The FireSmart Hub

The easiest and most flexible way to create a community FireSmart plan.

Ready for wildfire season?

Is your plan up-to-date and available for emergency services in the event that wildfire threatens your community?

The FireSmart Hub provides the tools communities need to ensure their plan is available to those who need it, when they need it. It houses your plan 24/7,eases plan maintenance, know the history of the work, communities can develop it on their own. Minimizes contracting costs because it’s easy to use.

How it works

Define the scope and assign roles
Plan which activities you’ll need, set a schedule and allocate budget. Add project milestones to set specific targets during your schedule. Invite your planning team to help develop the plan collaboratively.
Get the resources you need
Use the Hub to export a Geo-Referenced PDF that includes the data layers you need. Access any historical treatments or historical documents you need to aid in planning.
Import or draw GIS data
Import treatment and structural protection data, such as values at risk. If you haven’t got a GIS export, the Hub includes GIS drawing tools for both data types.
Create the plan
Upload your mitigation strategy and any other associated documents you’d like to store online. Then, create an online wildfire preparedness guide using the Hub’s wizard. The Hub includes a plan preview mode for you and your planning team to review the plan when you’re ready to publish.
Publish the plan
Your plan can be public and shared with all, or private, so it’s only available to you and emergency services.

Communities with Plans in the Hub

Athabasca
Bayview Beach
Beaver Lake
Bellvue
Bennett Beach
Birch Grove Estates
Blairmore
Blaise Resort
Bonesville
Bragg Creek
Buffalo Lake Metis Settlement
Calling Lake
Coleman
Clearwater Cove and Ulliac Beach
Deer Ridge Park
Edson
Elinor Lake Estates
Evan Thomas Public Recreation Area, Peter Lougheed Provincial Park
Fork Lake Estates
Fork Lake Subdivision
Fox Creek
Frank
Gift Lake Metis Settlement
Golden Sands
Greenbank Estates
Harvey Heights
Heart Lake No. 167
High Level
Hillcrest
Hinton
Holowachuk
Horburg
Hylo
Imperial Mills
Lac Des Arcs
Lac La Biche
Lakeview Estates
Missawawi
Mission
Philomena
Plamondon
Poplar Point
Slave Lake
Square Lake
Swan Hills
Venice
Wabasca
Whitecourt

Need a resource to help get you started?

Download a copy of Developing a Wildfire Preparedness Guide.

This manual is a reference for municipal representatives, community leaders, contract planners and government employees for use during the planning, development and updating of WPG documents. It contains a methodology, an example template, and additional information developed by Alberta Wildfire with input from various partners.