A recent report out of British Columbia suggests using beneficial fires to build wildfire resilience. In the Yukon, that idea is not new — but finding a way to reap the benefits of fire while preventing devastation is a delicate balancing act. …the report on beneficial fire in B.C. from the University of Victoria’s POLIS Wildfire Resilience Project says if communities can find a way to live with fire and, in some cases, use it to their advantage, they can help protect themselves and ecosystems from future devastation. …According to the report, beneficial fire is “planned or unplanned wildland fire that has positive effects on ecosystem processes and functions and has acceptable risk to human communities.” The report adds that beneficial fire can include “cultural fire, prescribed fire and managed fire.” …Sean Smith, chief of Kwanlin Dün First Nation, says fire is a part of his people’s “cultural history.”