Lumby wants to ensure it doesn’t capture headlines for wildfires and evacuations.
Council received a presentation Monday from consultant John Davies about the community wildfire protection plan.
“He is pleasantly surprised by how interested people are in the plan,” said Coun. Lori Mindnich.
“Our area is very progressive in wanting to do fire prevention.”
Parts of the community have already been tackled to reduce the potential wildfire risk, and funds are now being sought for mitigation efforts in the Cedar Ridge area.
In his report, Davies indicates that pruning back trees and shrubs and using certain landscaping materials will reduce the potential of wildfire.
He also looked at the need for Fire Smart development such as restricting building materials that could be flammable.
Eighty-five to 90 per cent of homes without flammable roofs and 10 metres of clearance will survive a major wildfire, according to Davies, while more than 50 per cent of homes destroyed by wildfires are ignited by embers.
Mindnich says all efforts must be taken as wildfires can be devastating to communities.
“Think of Barriere and Kelowna. We don’t want that here. We’re surrounded by forest,” she said.