The FireSmart Community Funding and Supports (FCFS) program will be closing its current intake for applications on January 30 due to a lack of funding. The program will reopen on February 2 with a competitive adjudicated grant process. This intake will receive applications until April 30. The FCFS program provides provincial funding to First Nations and local governments in BC to increase community resiliency by undertaking community-based FireSmart planning and activities that reduce the community’s risk from wildfire. …Councillor Cori Ramsay, UBCM president said “As the province prepares its 2026 Budget, I have asked the Premier to prioritize renewing this funding. …Details on the specific changes to program delivery are now available. …In addition, several other changes are being introduced, including: fuel management and impacts from wildfire will no longer be funded; eligible FireSmart activities were modified; and all funding requests will now also be limited to one-year projects.