Advanced Home Assessment Program
The Advanced Home Assessment Program helps you understand and reduce your home’s vulnerability to wildfire. There are two ways to get started — choose the option that works best for you.
Option 1 — Do It Yourself with the App
Use the free FireSmart Begins at Home app to walk through a self-guided assessment of your property at your own pace. It covers the key areas of your home ignition zone and gives you personalized recommendations right on your phone.
Option 2 — Request a Professional Assessment
Want a deeper dive? A formally trained FireSmart assessor will visit your property alongside you, evaluate your home ignition zone in detail, and provide a comprehensive written report with prioritized, property-specific recommendations.
What the professional assessment covers
The professional assessment is conducted by a formally trained assessor who visits the property alongside you. Together, you review key areas within the home ignition zone — the critical space surrounding a home that most influences its susceptibility to wildfire.
A trained assessor will evaluate:
- Building materials and construction features
- Vegetation and landscaping within the home ignition zone
- Combustible storage and debris near the home
- Access and egress considerations
- Other site-specific risk factors
What you’ll receive:
Once the on-site assessment is complete, you’ll receive a comprehensive written report detailing the assessor’s findings and recommended next steps — prioritized and tailored specifically to your property.
Is your community participating?
The Advanced Home Assessment Program is available in communities across Alberta. Find your community on the map below to confirm participation and connect with the FireSmart liaison in your area.
Don’t see your community yet? The program continues to expand. Contact us to find out when it may be coming to your area.
Book a professional assessment
Ready to have a trained assessor visit your property? Contact the liaison in your area to check availability and request an assessment.
Not sure where to start?
Visit the At Home page to learn how to reduce your home’s wildfire risk — from roofing and siding to decks, yards, and the surrounding property within your Home Ignition Zone.