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FIRESMART REBATE PROGRAM
FireSmart Rebate Program – Earn $1,000 for FireSmarting your Property
What is needed to Qualify
- Have a free FireSmart home assessment conducted by one of our Local FireSmart Representatives (LFR). The LFR can answer any questions you may have, and provide you with a list of recommendations specifically for your property. To schedule a property assessment, please email: firesmart@peachland.ca
- Carry out one or more of the recommendations and take before and after photos to show your progress.
- Fill out the rebate form provided by the LFR, along with any receipts for supplies, a record of your hours, and progress photos, and email it to firesmart@peachland.ca
Eligible FireSmart Activities Ideas
- Remove highly flammable coniferous vegetation such as cedars and junipers near your house
- Clean all combustible debris from your roof and gutters
- Prune low tree branches to create a two-meter clearance from the ground
- Clean underneath your deck to remove all combustible material
- Install non-combustible 3 millimeter screens to external vents (except dryer vents)
- Clean up brush piles, fallen branches
Your supplies and labour, set by the Province at $28.54/hour, for each activity are eligible. Rebates are limited to 50% of the total cost, to a maximum of $1,000. A limited number of rebates are available.
For more great FireSmart information check out their website FireSmart BC