Early detection is critical to managing wildfires before they grow beyond control. Once a wildfire is beyond control, operational costs and the potential loss of values and livelihood can increase dramatically. Alberta Wildfire uses multiple…
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Wildfire risks in Canada are currently elevated and continue to increase in severity and frequency. Many values are threatened including forest ecosystems, water supply, timber, and recreational values, as well as the properties within the…
With almost 362 million hectares of forest, Canada accounts for 9% of the world’s forests. Each year over the last 25 years, about 7,300 forest fires have occurred, representing an average of about 2.5 million…
With about 8,000 wildfires burning throughout Canada’s vast landscape each year, it goes without saying that a large number of resources are required to manage them. In this article, Greg Baxter from FPInnovations’ Wildfire Operations…
Early wildfire detection is key to successful wildfire management operations— without it, the magnitude and the rate of spread of a wildfire can quickly become uncontrollable. The later a wildfire is detected, the higher the…
With decades of population growth in Canada, more and more people are starting to live, work, and play in heavily forested areas. Estimates from the Canadian Forest Service suggest that “approximately 12.3% of the Canadian…
You’ve probably noticed that you hear of the negative impacts of wildfires more often that you used to. Climate change continues to play a big role in increasing the severity, the frequency, and the destructive…
In 2021, Alberta Agriculture and Forestry’s Wildfire Management Branch undertook a one-year directed research initiative with FPInnovations’ Wildfire Operations group to assess the efficacy of five different technologies and their utility in the wildfire domain….
Forest fuel reduction treatments are conducted at a stand level in the wildland–urban interface to reduce the potential for catastrophic loss caused by wildfire. Given the considerable expense of conducting these fuel treatments, fuels managers…
Let’s be clear: forests burn regardless of human presence. Ecological research has revealed there is a natural rhythm to the cycle of forest fires. We have built our towns, cities, industries, roads, and critical infrastructure…