FireSmartPeaks
MITIGATING WILDLAND FIRE RISK IN CANMORE'S PEAKS OF GRASSI
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Join us for the "Clean the Peaks" neighbourhood clean-up event on 7 June 2025
Welcome to FireSmartPeaks
Welcome to FireSmartPeaks
Welcome to FireSmartPeaks, the Peaks of Grassi FireSmart Committee.
Established by a group of residents of Canmore's Peaks of Grassi neighbourhood, FireSmartPeaks is working with the Town of Canmore, Canmore Fire Rescue and FireSmart Alberta to empower Peaks' residents to take steps to increase the resilience of their homes, properties and the neighbourhood against the threat of wildland fire.
The FireSmartPeaks website is intended as a resource for Peaks' residents, and the broader community of Canmore, to keep them informed of planned activities, ways in which they can be involved, and steps they can take, as residents and homeowners, to reduce the negative impacts of wildland fire.
Use the drop-down menu at the top of the page to learn more about FireSmartPeaks and our activities and how you can get involved.
And take note of these important dates for 2025:
Monday 7 April - Virtual Information Session
Find out more about FireSmartPeaks - what we're doing, what we have planned and how you can get involved. To see a recording, click here.
Saturday 3 May - Wildfire Community Preparedness Day
Join us at the park at east end of Peaks for a BBQ (courtesy of Canmore Fire-Rescue), to meet members of FireSmartPeaks and to get information on how you can help to protect your home and the neighbourhood against the risk of wildfire.
Saturday 7 June - Clean the Peaks Day
Get support and help your neighbours clear out deadfall from yards, move firewood piles, prune conifer branches and take other actions to help protect your home and the neighbourhood against the risk of wildfire.
Registrations for Clean the Peaks Day are now open!
Mitigating wildfire risk around your home:
Mitigating wildfire risk around your home:
Four quick wins!
Four quick wins!
Clean pine needles and other debris from your gutters and roof.
Remove dry leaves, twigs, branches and other deadfall from your yard.
Don’t use bark or pine needle mulches within 10 metres of your home. They’re highly combustible.
Move your firewood pile away from your home.
Land Acknowledgement
In the spirit of respect, reciprocity, and truth, FireSmartPeaks acknowledges the traditional Treaty 7 Territory, which includes the Blackfoot Confederacy Nations of Siksika, Kainai, and Piikani, the Tsuut’ina First Nation, and our neighbours, the Îethka Stoney Nakoda Nation consisting of the Chiniki, Bearspaw, and Good Stoney Bands. This territory is also home to the Métis Nation of Alberta, Region 3, within the historical Northwest Métis homeland. We further acknowledge the traditional knowledge, expertise, and cultural practices of Indigenous peoples that are crucial for responding to wildland fires.
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