Slocan’s FireSmart Day brought together a dedicated mix of local residents, SIFCo staff, and community leadership for a hands‑on effort to reduce wildfire risk right inside the village. Volunteers joined the SIFCo Forestry Crew, the Slocan Fire Chief and SIFCo’s Slocan Valley Wildfire Resiliency Program Manager to clear underbrush and remove excess forest fuels in a designated forested area on the edge of town. The event blended practical wildfire‑mitigation work with communi