WINNIPEG, MB – Applications are now open for communities across Canada to apply for the Wildfire Community Preparedness Day award. Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is a national campaign that encourages citizens to take actions that increase their home, neighbourhood, and community’s resilience to wildfire. Wildfire Community Preparedness Day is observed on the first Saturday in May. Residents of all ages, all over the country, are encouraged to come together on that day to host events and work on projects that raise awareness of wildfire risk and increase their resilience to it. Groups can apply for a $500 award to help fund their Prep Day events between May and October. FireSmart™ Canada, in collaboration with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR), Co-operators, and Canadian provincial and territorial wildfire agencies support this annual event by offering a $500 award, a kit of promotional materials, and FireSmart Canada resources.