FireSmart

The following is a breakdown of the equipment made available in 2024 to support wildfire suppression up at Silver Star.

$8,000                – Sea-Can / site prep (capital)

$20,000             - UTV, hose, fittings, accessories (UBCM CEPF Grant)

$25,000            - Tohatsu pump (capital)

$9,000            - 10,000 gal. water tank (capital)

$11,196            - BB4 pump (Powder Play Forever grant)     

$19,000            - SPU Equipment (capital)

$92,196

The funding covered the following Equipment additions as well as providing some shared resources

•  2 1/2" single jacket hose – CEPF grant 
•  1 1/2" forestry hose – CEPF grant and received some from BC Wildfire Service  
• 100 lengths 3/4" sprinkler hose – CEPF grant
• Fittings – CEPF grant
• Ground tools, backpack pumps – CEPF grant
• Outfit existing trailer with shelving and installation – new shelving installed in Structure Protection Unit (SPU) trailer.
• Tohatsu pump – Capital
• Pump Intake, fittings – CEPF grant
• Sea-Can – small Sea-Canto accommodate new Tohatsu pump, hose, and accessories.
• BB4 pump- potential donation – purchased by Silver Star (Powder Play Forever grant)
• 10,000gal storage tank  – installed  at  the Ridge                                                    
• Crew cab 3500 pick-up- used - surplus F250 from BX-Swan Lake FD will be made available to move SPU –  a RDNO Fire Services shared resource.
•  UTV -for equipment transport – purchased unit and trailer
• 20' Sea can- storage – Silver Star Fire Hall – purchased and installed.
• Rescue truck – BX-Swan Lake Fire Department just purchased a new wildfire bush/rescue truck, and they would be dispatched with members to Silver Star to support SSFD’s 3 trucks 
• Ground sprinklers – CEPF grant