The Fire Prevention Branch of Revelstoke's Fire Rescue Services is committed to improving the overall life safety of our citizens and the many visitors to our City. The branch is responsible for:

• Developing and implementing department pre-incident plans.
• Implementing and delivering fire and life safety educational programs.
• Inspecting commercial and industrial buildings, assemblies, and residential occupancies to ensure code compliance as required by the British Columbia Fire Code.
• Investigating fires, explosions, hazardous materials incidents, and other related emergency incidents that occur within the municipality
• Reviewing construction plans, drawings, and specifications for life safety systems; fire protection systems; access; water supplies; processes; and hazardous material, fire, and life safety issues.

For more information, please review Bylaw 1772, "Fire Prevention, Protection and Control Services" and the Fire Prevention Standard Fire Watch Form. 

Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan

The Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP) process was created in British Columbia as a response to the devastating 2003 wildfire in Kelowna. CWRPs aim to develop strategic recommendations to assist communities in improving safety and reducing the risk of damage to property and critical infrastructure from wildfires. Recommendations contained within a CWRP are based on the seven FireSmart disciplines (Education, Legislation and Planning, Development Considerations, Interagency Cooperation, Cross-Training, Emergency Planning, and Vegetation Management).

This CWRP provides the City of Revelstoke with an action plan that can be used to guide FireSmart initiatives within the City and with adjacent jurisdictions, improve emergency response capabilities and FireSmart communication and education programs, develop laws or policies related to fire risk, and manage hazardous vegetation in the wildland urban interface