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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Join Us!
    • Benefits of Membership
    • Contests >
      • Photo Contest
      • The "Royal Flush"
    • Committees >
      • FireSmart Commmittee
      • Lake Partner Program
      • Social Committee
    • Our Sponsors
    • Contact Us
  • Resources
    • Elliot Lake Emergency Contacts
    • Building on the Waterfront
    • By-Laws
    • Communications & Technology
    • Fishing AND Hunting News
    • Landfill and Recycling
    • Nautical Charts >
      • Elliot Lake Emergency Contacts
      • Dunlop Lake Nautical Chart
      • Popeye Lake Nautical Chart
      • Quirke Lake Nautical Chart
    • Septic Systems
  • Safety
    • BearWise
    • Boating and Water
    • Fire
    • Winter Safety
  • Members Section
    • Executive Contact List
    • Newsletters
    • ELWOA Facebook
    • Executive Meeting Minutes
    • AGM Minutes and Constitution
    • Executive Reports >
      • Roads
      • Taxation
  • Links
    • Algoma Public Health
    • City of Elliot Lake >
      • By-Laws
      • Emergency Contact Numbers
      • Lakeshore Properties
      • Garbage and Recycling >
        • Clean-up Week
        • Garbage and Recycling
        • Hazardous Waste
        • Landfill
        • Recycling
      • Meeting Webcasts and Video Archives
      • Report a Concern
    • Clubs and Organizations >
      • BirdWatch Canada
      • Bird Canada Blog
      • Coureurs de Bois Voyageur Trail Outdoors Club
      • OFATV
      • OFSC
      • Penokean Hills Field Naturalists
    • Emergency Preparedness >
      • Canada Red Cross Emergency Kits
      • Canada Red Cross Emergency Preparedness
      • Canadian Red Cross Be Ready
      • Gov. of Canada - Get Prepared
    • Fishing and Hunting >
      • Fish Stocking Lists
      • Fisheries Management Zone 10
      • Ont. Federation of Anglers and Hunters
      • Ontario Fishing Regulations Summary
    • F.O.C.A.
    • MNRF
    • Power Outages - Hydro One
    • Report Pollution and Spills

Elliot Lake Lakeshore FireSmart Community (ELLFC)

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The Elliot Lake Lakeshore FireSmart Community (ELLFC) was established in 2016 to help help waterfront property owners on Dunlop, Quirke and Popeye Lakes protect their homes and families from the effects of wildfire. The thrust of the program is education and empowerment for owners to reduce the devastation of wildfire to personal property.

In 2020 ELWOA brought (ELLFC) under its umbrella. Despite being affiliated with ELWOA, this program is intended for ALL waterfront property owners, whether or not they are members of ELWOA.  Fire prevention is the responsibility of each and every individual.  
By extending our lifestyles and communities further into forested areas, we become more exposed to the danger of wildfire. Living where wildfires can occur puts your home at risk but it is possible to live safely with this natural event.  
​(FireSmart Begins at Home Manual)
​Fifty percent of homes that burn from wildfires are by sparks and embers. These sparks and embers can travel up to 2 km. A house burns because of its relationship with everything within its surrounding ignition zone which includes the house itself and its immediate surroundings.  To avoid a home ignition, homeowners must create a fire resistant home ignition zone by:
  • removing flammable items from the area immediately around the structure to prevent flames from contacting it
  • reducing the volume of live vegetation to decrease the intensity of a wildfire as it nears the home  
  • using FireSmart materials in the construction and renovation of homes and outbuildings

 A relatively small investment of time and effort will reap great rewards in wildfire safety. For more information and assistance, see the articles and links in the Fire Safety page on this website.

Become a FireSmart-Educated Property Owner
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Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association
ELWOA
P. O. Box 22
Elliot Lake, ON
P5A 2J6
​www.elwoa.com
The Elliot Lake Waterfront Owners Association (ELWOA) is a non-profit, voluntary organization, which provides information, representation and assistance on issues that affect the interests of its members who are waterfront property owners within the city of Elliot Lake.
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