Wildfire Hub shifts to new off-season layout showcasing FireSmart sites

November 4, 2024

The Wildfire Hub has a new look for the winter months. The Hub, found at https://wildfires.service.yukon.ca, has been redesigned to provide seasonally relevant information about FireSmart treatment sites and summarize the previous year’s fire season.

On the new winter Wildfire Hub, Yukoners can see a summary of the fire season to understand where the forest burned. This updated dashboard supports more detailed fire-history information available on GeoYukon, which can be accessed by researchers, mushroom pickers and others interested in previously burned areas.

FireSmart sites are also shown on a new map. In 2024–2025, 48 FireSmart projects are taking place across the Yukon, supported by funding from the Government of Yukon and the Government of Canada.

Our government is committed to providing timely, relevant and accurate information about wildfires on the Wildfire Hub. These upgrades make the Hub more relevant over the winter when Yukoners’ wildfire-information needs shift from emergency updates to learning more about prevention and mitigation efforts.

Minister of Community Services Richard Mostyn

Quick facts

• The Wildfire Hub was launched in 2023. It is the latest version of Wildland Fire Management’s online fire map, which was upgraded in 2024 to include an integrated smoke map, a dedicated fires of note page, and text-only fire updates. The Wildfire Hub is the most visited site in the Government of Yukon’s digital assets.
• The FireSmart program is a long-term wildfire resiliency program that funds neighbourhood-level risk reduction projects. Local governments and community associations apply for funding, and Wildland Fire Management funds and verifies the project outcomes.

Media contact

Laura Seeley
Cabinet Communications
867-332-7627
Laura.Seeley@yukon.ca

Mike Fancie
Community Engagement Officer, Wildland Fire Management
867-332-1928
mike.fancie@yukon.ca

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