We are the Red Mountain Road and Enterprise Creek Emergency Preparedness Society (REEPS) — a grassroots group of residents brought together by the 2024 Slocan Lake Complex wildfires. That experience underscored the urgent need for stronger local resilience in the face of wildfires and other emergencies.

Our aim is to support and strengthen community safety through prevention, preparedness, response, and recovery. While we deeply appreciate the work of the official agencies who responded last summer, we also saw first-hand where local knowledge and coordination can help fill in critical gaps.

Our early priorities include helping our community and our landscape recover from the wildfires, mapping local infrastructure and resources for emergency response, improving communications during crises, supporting FireSmart initiatives, and training volunteers to work safely and effectively alongside emergency services. We're committed to long-term, collaborative work — and we're just getting started.

Learn more about our current projects or get in touch if you'd like to help.