FireSmart Landscaping
Non-Combustible Landscaping with Natural Slate
FireSmart Canada and FireSmart BC recommend a non-combustible zone of at least 1.5 metres around every home and outbuilding — covered with gravel, decorative stone, crushed rock or slate instead of bark mulch, wood chips or other flammable ground cover.
Wind-blown embers are a major cause of homes catching fire during wildfires. A stone-covered zone around your house gives those embers nothing to ignite.
Golden Rock Products for FireSmart Yards
Slate ground cover — replaces bark mulch in the 1.5-metre zone around your home
Crushed rock — pathways, driveways and gravel borders
Flagstone and patio stone — patios and walkways next to the house
Ledgestone and wallstone — non-combustible exterior wall cladding, garden walls and planters
Boulders — landscape features in place of wooden structures
FireSmart Programs in Your Community
Many local governments in the East Kootenay and Alberta, including the City of Kimberley, run FireSmart programs funded by the provincial and federal governments. Contact your local FireSmart coordinator to ask about a free home assessment and any rebates available in your area.
Visit our quarry May to October, Monday to Friday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM, or call (250) 919-4344. All sales are FOB the quarry; we are happy to recommend local truckers.
Source: FireSmart Canada and FireSmart BC home ignition zone guidance.