Following the assessment, the community secured funding from the provincial government and Northern Municipal Services in addition to contributions from private residents, to invest in building a local fire hall. [...] (Source: Denis Renaud, Community of Wadin Bay) In addition to the investments made in firefighting resources, Wadin Bay held several events to educate the local population about fire risk and prevention measures that can be adopted to reduce this risk as part of its wildfire protection plan. [...] THE OUTCOME The dedication of the community to invest in fire protection over several years resulted in FireSmart Canada naming Wadin Bay the first FireSmart community in Saskatchewan. [...] The time and energy invested by the community proved to be of utmost importance in 2015, when the area was threatened by a severe wildfire. [...] Renaud, who also believes that the time and financial resources invested by community members into the wildfire risk reduction effort in Wadin Bay contributed to making the community more resilient to wildfires.
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