Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy

Author : Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy Assistant Deputy Ministers Task Group,Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 34 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : Fire management
ISBN : MINN:31951D02376432P

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Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy by Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy Assistant Deputy Ministers Task Group,Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Pdf

Under the direction of the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers and in accordance with current jurisdictional mandates, the federal, provincial, and territorial governments have been co-operating on the establishment of the Canadian Wildlands Fire Strategy (CWFS). The CWFS will seek to balance the social, ecological, and economic aspects of wildland fire to deal with both the root causes and the symptoms of current and potential fire management issues. It is designed to facilitate the development and implementation of an innovative approach to wildland fire management in Canada that will foster resilient communities and an empowered public, develop healthy and productive forest ecosystems, and incorporate modern business practises. This report describes the current state of wildland fires and its management in Canada, a vision for a desired future state, and recommendations on how to initiate the necessary changes over the next ten years.

Author : Peter L. Fuglem,Kelvin G. Hirsch,Canadian Council of Forest Ministers
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 114 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fire management
ISBN : UIUC:30112075587946

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Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy by Peter L. Fuglem,Kelvin G. Hirsch,Canadian Council of Forest Ministers Pdf

"In September 2004, the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers established a federal, provincial, and territorial task group of assistant deputy ministers (ADMs) and commissioned the development of the Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy (CWFS). The ADMs created an intergovernmental team of analysts, experienced fire managers, and researchers, known as the CWFS Core Team, to consult with Canadian and international experts, collate information, conduct analyses, and present the findings. This team was directed to assess the current state of wildland fire management in Canada, examine the key influences and trends, and identify possible desired future states and how they could be achieved. This publication comprises a collection of nine reports written by the CWFS Core Team members and their associates. Collectively these papers include syntheses, analyses, and perspective articles that address a variety of the social, economic, and biophysical aspects of wildland fire and its management as well as policy, science, and operational issues in Canada."--Pub. desc.

Author : Canadian Council of Forest Ministers,Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy Assistant Deputy Ministers Task Group
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Fire management
ISBN : 0662421957

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Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy [electronic Resource] : a Vision for an Innovative and Integrated Approach to Managing the Risks : a Report to the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers by Canadian Council of Forest Ministers,Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy Assistant Deputy Ministers Task Group Pdf

Author : Stephen William Taylor,Martin E. Alexander,R. G. Pike,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada)
Publisher : Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre
Page : 72 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Forest fire forecasting
ISBN : UIUC:30112044574082

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Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System by Stephen William Taylor,Martin E. Alexander,R. G. Pike,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada) Pdf

The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) system is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behaviour potential. Presented in tabular format, this guide provides a simplified version of the system and is designed to assist field staff in making approximations of FBP System outputs.

Author : S W Taylor,M E Alexander
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2024-06-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0660274868

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Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (Fbp) System. 3rd Edition. by S W Taylor,M E Alexander Pdf

The Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System is a systematic method for assessing wildland fire behavior potential. This field guide provides a simplified version of the system, presented in tabular format. It was prepared to assist field staff in making first approximations of FBP System outputs when computer-based applications are not available. Quantitative estimates of head fire spread rate, fire intensity, type of fire, and spread distance, elliptical fire area, perimeter, and perimeter growth rate are provided for eighteen fuel types within five broad groupings (coniferous, deciduous, and mixedwood forests, logging slash, and grass), covering most of the major wildland fuel types found in Canada. The FBP System is intended to supplement, not replace, the experience and judgment of fire personnel.

Author : Albert J. Simard,Canadian Forest Service. Science Branch
Publisher : Canadian Forest Service
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : MINN:31951D020764087

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National Workshop on Wildland Fire Activity in Canada by Albert J. Simard,Canadian Forest Service. Science Branch Pdf

Increasing forest fire activity is of great concern to many Canadians. Forestry plays a key roll in the Canadian economy and the Canadian way of living. This workshop had five objectives: determine whether fire activity has increased ; evaluate and prioritize the possible causes ; summarize the potential impacts ; recommend appropriate responses ; and communicate the findings and recommendations, which is the purpose of this report. The report combines presentation notes taken by Paul Ward and discussion notes taken by the rapporteurs. It summarizes the workshop and makes no attempt to interpret the discussions, findings, or recommendations from any particular perspective.

Author : B. D. Lawson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 90 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Fire risk assessment
ISBN : MINN:31951P010591464

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Weather Guide for the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System by B. D. Lawson Pdf

This weather guide includes detailed specifications for locating and instrumenting fire weather stations, taking weather observations, and overwintering the Drought Code component of the FWI System. The sensitivity of the FWI System components to weather elements is represented quantitatively. The importance of weather that is not directly observable is discussed in the context of fuel moisture and fire behavior. Current developments in the observation and measurement of fire weather and the forecasting of fire danger are discussed, along with the implications for the reporting of fire weather of increasingly automated fire management information systems.

Author : Tara K. McGee,Amy Cardinal Christianson,First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership
Publisher : Purich Books
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-07-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780774880688

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First Nations Wildfire Evacuations by Tara K. McGee,Amy Cardinal Christianson,First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership Pdf

Nearly one-third of wildfire evacuations in Canada involve Indigenous communities. While evacuations are carried out to protect people from smoke and flames, deciding to leave brings its own challenges. Based on interviews with evacuees from seven First Nations, this book outlines how Indigenous communities and external organizations can best prepare for the different stages of a wildfire evacuation, including: deciding when to leave putting a plan in motion troubleshooting transportation finding accommodation caring for evacuees returning home. With climate change increasing the likelihood of wildfires around the world, this book is an invaluable resource for any community at risk from fire.

Author : Kelvin G. Hirsch,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada)
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : MINN:31951D00913981H

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Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction (FBP) System by Kelvin G. Hirsch,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada) Pdf

The Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System provides a systematic method of assessing fire behaviour. The FBP System has 14 primary inputs that can be divided into 5 general categories: fuels, weather, topography, foliar moisture content, and type and duration of prediction. In the FBP System these inputs are used to mathematically develop 4 primary and 11 secondary outputs. Primary outputs are generally based on a fire intensity equation, and secondary outputs are calculated using a simple elliptical fire growth model. This publication provides diagrams, examples, and exercises that explain the FBP System in a user-oriented manner. This guideline delineates the interpretation of the FBP System's inputs and outputs and details how the predictions are derived.

Author : Stephen J. Pyne
Publisher : UBC Press
Page : 581 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2011-11-01
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9780774840279

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Awful Splendour by Stephen J. Pyne Pdf

Fire is a defining element in Canadian land and life. With few exceptions, Canada's forests and prairies have evolved with fire. Its peoples have exploited fire and sought to protect themselves from its excesses, and since Confederation, the country has devised various institutions to connect fire and society. The choices Canadians have made says a great deal about their national character. Awful Splendour narrates the history of this grand saga. It will interest geographers, historians, and members of the fire community.

Author : Cordy Tymstra
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Prometheus (Computer file)
ISBN : MINN:31951D03139462V

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Development and Structure of Prometheus by Cordy Tymstra Pdf

Accurate, high-resolution fire behavior prediction is a critical component of fire management decision-making before and during fires. Prometheus is a deterministic fire growth simulation model that was developed to help fire managers to understand the probable consequences of their decisions. It uses spatial input data on topography (slope, aspect, and elevation), fuel types, and weather to simulate fire growth by applying Huygens principle of wave propagation to the rate-of-spread predictions from the Canadian Forest Fire Behavior Prediction System of the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System. This approach produces detailed fire perimeters at user-specified display time step intervals. Each active vertex along the perimeter has corresponding fire behavior output. Exported fire perimeters are compatible with geographic information systems. Additionally, three interpolation techniques are available to produce optional raster fire behavior outputs. This report documents the structure of the Prometheus model and an assessment of its performance. The report includes a general discussion of approaches to the modeling of fire growth simulation and explains the vector propagation technique used in Prometheus. The limitations and assumptions of applying the model, as well as the most appropriate directions for future research, are also discussed.

Author : Lawson, B. D,Stephen W. (Stephen William) Taylor,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada),Fire Management Network (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Forest fire forecasting
ISBN : OCLC:1032012989

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Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System by Lawson, B. D,Stephen W. (Stephen William) Taylor,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada),Fire Management Network (Canada) Pdf

Author : Partners in Protection (Canada)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Forest fires
ISBN : CORNELL:31924089440790

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FireSmart by Partners in Protection (Canada) Pdf

Contains the manual intended for use with the interactive FireSmart disc (manual also included on interactive disc).

Author : M. E. Alexander,S. W. Taylor,British Columbia. Ministry of Forests,Pacific Forestry Centre,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada),R. G. Pike,Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDA II.
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 59 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1996-02
Category : Forest fire forecasting
ISBN : 0662241045

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Field Guide to the Canadian Forest Fire Behaviour Prediction (FBP) System by M. E. Alexander,S. W. Taylor,British Columbia. Ministry of Forests,Pacific Forestry Centre,Northern Forestry Centre (Canada),R. G. Pike,Canada-British Columbia Partnership Agreement on Forest Resource Development: FRDA II. Pdf

Author : William C. Fischer
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Forests and forestry
ISBN : MINN:31951D030012333

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Wilderness Fire Management Planning Guide by William C. Fischer Pdf

Outlines a procedure for fire management planning for parks; wilderness areas; and other wild, natural, or essentially undeveloped areas. Discusses background and philosophy of wilderness fire management, planning concepts, planning elements, and planning methods.