Wildfire Economic Recovery Supports
Wildfire Business Support & Recovery
Wildfires can have significant and lasting impacts on businesses, employees, communities, and local economies. Whether your business has been directly affected by an evacuation or property damage, or is experiencing indirect impacts such as reduced customers, cancelled bookings, transportation disruptions, smoke, or lost revenue, support is available.
This page brings together: business recovery assistance, emergency information, Indigenous emergency supports, financial and workforce resources, and tools to help businesses prepare, respond, and recover.
Please remember: during an active emergency, always follow evacuation orders, alerts, and instructions issued by your local government, First Nation, or emergency officials.
Has Your Business Been Affected by Wildfire?
Wildfire impacts can extend well beyond the fire itself. Businesses may experience closures, evacuation orders or alerts, highway and access restrictions, reduced customer traffic, cancelled bookings and orders, smoke impacts, workforce disruptions, property or inventory damage, agricultural losses, or significant changes in revenue.
If your business has been affected, we are here to support.
You do not need to determine which program, or resource applies before contacting us. Our team can help you understand available business supports, identify potential recovery resources and financing, and determine appropriate next steps.
FOR BUSINESS RECOVERY SUPPORT CONTACT
George Casimir, Executive Director
Direct: (250) 571-8714
Email: george@iicf.ca
Economic Disaster Recovery Support
Interior Indigenous Community Futures has connections to an Economic Disaster Recovery approach to help businesses navigate the immediate and longer-term impacts of emergencies.
Depending on the situation and available programming, support may include:
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One-to-one business advising and recovery planning
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Help identifying available financial assistance and relief programs
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Business recovery financing
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Referrals to government and community resources
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Workshops, training, and business recovery tools
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Business continuity and resiliency planning
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Connections to other organizations providing specialized assistance
Business Recovery Resources
Interior Indigenous Community Futures
Interior Indigenous Community Futures (IICF) provides Indigenous-led business and economic development support and can help connect Indigenous entrepreneurs, businesses, and communities with appropriate resources during emergency response and recovery. Support can include helping businesses understand their immediate needs, identifying available financial and recovery resources, providing business guidance and referrals, supporting business continuity and longer-term economic recovery, and connecting businesses with other organizations and programs.
Let us help you navigate supports and resources that may be available to you.
For business recovery support contact:
George Casimir, Executive Director
Direct: (250) 571-8714
Email: george@iicf.ca
Prepare your Business Before an Emergency
Planning before an emergency can make it easier to protect employees, maintain critical operations, and recover following a disruption.
For preparing your business before an emergency support, contact
George Casimir, Executive Director
Direct: (250) 571-8714
Email: george@iicf.ca
Businesses are encouraged to:
Develop and regularly update a business continuity plan
Identify essential operations, suppliers, equipment, records, and contacts
Develop an emergency plan for employees
Back up important business information and records
Review insurance coverage and understand what is and is not covered
Understand potential wildfire, transportation, utility, and supply-chain risks
Sign up for local emergency notifications
Identify how you will communicate with employees, customers, suppliers, and partners during an emergency
Keep important financial and business records accessible if you need to evacuate
Current Wildfire & Emergency Information
During an active wildfire, always rely on official sources for current information about wildfire conditions, evacuation alerts and orders, road closures, and emergency assistance.
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Need Help? Start Here.
If wildfire has affected your business, you do not need to navigate recovery alone.
Contact George Casimir to discuss what has happened, the challenges your business is facing, and the resources or support that may be available.
Direct: (250) 571-8714
Email: george@iicf.ca