Planning will begin soon on a new Quesnel and Area Community Wildfire Protection Plan.
The current plan was published in 2018 and will be completed by the end of this year.
Through the plan, the city says it has managed 485 hectares of fuel management activities on Crown land and assisted thousands of homeowners to FireSmart their properties.
It says FireSmart is important because approximately 60 percent of the land within the plan’s area is privately owned.
Partners in the plan include the Ministry of Forests, the Cariboo Regional District, Nazko First Nation, Lhtako Dene First Nation, BC Wildfire Service, BC Parks, West Fraser Mills, BC Timber Sales, Rec Sites and Trails BC, along with other tenure holders.
The city calls it an “all hands on deck” approach.
Currently, there are fuel management activities taking place at Dragon Bluff in the Wonderland Trail System, as well as in an area below Pinnacles Park, called Baker Creek.
A new plan will be published in 2025.