Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy in Action WILDFIRE-READY - PRACTICAL GUIDANCE TO STRENGTHEN

of people to safely evacuate, and the amount of The following are specific examples of how wildfires damage and disruption that occurs during and after can affect various systems, many of which are a wildfire event. [...] Landscaping: homes save an estimated $32 for every $ = $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ dollar invested in replacing highly combustible vegetation invested $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ with ignition-resistant vegetation. [...] $ $ saved Cost to Benefit Ratio of Wildfire-Ready New Construction Building Materials: homes save an estimated $ = $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $34 for every dollar invested in non-combustible invested $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ construction. [...] invested $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ From Porter et al., 2021 $ $ $ saved Wildfire-Ready: Practical Guidance to Strengthen the Resilience of Canadian Homes and Communities 30 3. [...] Invested $ Saved $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ $ How many jobs can be created by improving wildfire resilience? The work required to increase community resilience for 10,000 homes creates 50 long-term jobs.