Canada Wildfire Webinar
Mapping the distance between fire hazard and disaster for communities in Canadian forests with
Tom Swystun, Colin McFayden, and Xianli Wang
April 12, 2024 Time: 9:30 MST/11:30 ET
Join us for an insightful webinar featuring Tom Swystun, Colin McFayden, and Xianli Wang, as they delve into "Mapping the distance between fire hazard and disaster for communities in Canadian forests."
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Learn about novel methods using fire simulations to understand firesheds.
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Explore key factors, trends, and regional variations in fireshed size, spread speed, and direction.
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Discover practical applications for wildfire risk management strategies and community risk assessments.
The Canadian Wildland Fire and Smoke Newsletter Fall 2023 edition is out!
Read about the epic journey across Western Canada to measure fuels with state-of-the-art airborne and drone LiDAR technology. Delve into the historical wildland fire evacuations in Ontario. Plus, get a sneak peek into the future of fire prediction tools, with a special focus on LiDAR training in Canada!
Canada Wildfire Strategic Plan 2022-2027
One of the key goals of Canada Wildfire is to improve the understanding of the science behind wildfires and to help develop more effective methods for managing them. This will involve conducting research in areas such as fire behaviour, fire ecology, and fire risk assessment and using the knowledge gained to inform policy and practice.
The Strategic Plan sets out partnerships as the key to meeting those goals by bringing together stakeholders from a wide range of backgrounds, including government agencies, academic institutions, and indigenous communities; this initiative seeks to create a more integrated and coordinated approach to vegetation fire management.