Qualicum Beach Wildfire Resiliency Planning Survey

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* 3. Have you completed any of the following FireSmart activities in the past 5 years? (https://firesmartbc.ca/)

Participated in a community FireSmart event (e.g. Neighbourhood Champions, community clean up days, or similar)

Completed a FireSmart home assessment for my property

Changed landscaping around my property to reduce fire risk.

Changed building materials on the outside of my home to reduce fire risk

Read about FireSmart in a brochure or online

Other (please specify)

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* 4. The Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan is meant to represent Qualicum Beach's vision for a FireSmart community. What does wildfire resiliency mean to you?

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* 5. Please rank the following wildfire risk factors you’ve observed in Qualicum Beach from most concerning (1) to least concerning (6)

	I do not support this	I can live with this	I support this
Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees)	Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I do not support this	Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I can live with this	Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I support this
Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc)	Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I do not support this	Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I can live with this	Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I support this
Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart	Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I do not support this	Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I can live with this	Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I support this
Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition	Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I do not support this	Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I can live with this	Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I support this
Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping	Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I do not support this	Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I can live with this	Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I support this
Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping	Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I do not support this	Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I can live with this	Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I support this
Include FireSmart information with all development application packages	Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I do not support this	Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I can live with this	Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I support this
Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property	Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I do not support this	Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I can live with this	Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I support this
Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department	Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I do not support this	Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I can live with this	Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I support this
Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments	Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I do not support this	Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I can live with this	Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I support this

I do not support this

I can live with this

I support this

Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees)

Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I do not support this

Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I can live with this

Conducting fuel management in forested parks and Town-owned property (e.g. managing removal of smaller or dead trees) I support this

Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc)

Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I do not support this

Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I can live with this

Using parks and other public places to promote wildfire awareness (e.g. posters, signs, etc) I support this

Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart

Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I do not support this

Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I can live with this

Hosting more community events where residents can learn about wildfire risk and FireSmart I support this

Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition

Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I do not support this

Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I can live with this

Provide support to residents who want to achieve FireSmart neighbourhood recognition I support this

Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping

Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I do not support this

Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I can live with this

Ensure Town-owned buildings and infrastructure have FireSmart construction and landscaping I support this

Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping

Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I do not support this

Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I can live with this

Adjust community planning and development bylaws to require new buildings in high-risk areas use FireSmart construction and landscaping I support this

Include FireSmart information with all development application packages

Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I do not support this

Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I can live with this

Include FireSmart information with all development application packages I support this

Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property

Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I do not support this

Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I can live with this

Offer incentives, such as a rebate, to homeowners who undertake FireSmart improvements on their own property I support this

Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department

Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I do not support this

Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I can live with this

Acquire more wildfire-specific equipment and training for the Fire Department I support this

Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments

Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I do not support this

Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I can live with this

Advocate with the RDN and provincial government to advance wildfire resiliency projects requiring partnership with other governments I support this

Qualicum Beach Wildfire Resiliency Planning

Welcome

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* 1. Do you live in the Town of Qualicum Beach?

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* 2. What impacts of wildfire have you directly experienced? Select all that apply.

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* 3. Have you completed any of the following FireSmart activities in the past 5 years? (https://firesmartbc.ca/)

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* 4. The Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan is meant to represent Qualicum Beach's vision for a FireSmart community. What does wildfire resiliency mean to you?

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* 5. Please rank the following wildfire risk factors you’ve observed in Qualicum Beach from most concerning (1) to least concerning (6)

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* 6. Rate your support for the following actions the Town of Qualicum Beach could take to reduce wildfire risk in the community.

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* 7. Do you have any other priorities for how the Town could reduce wildfire risk?