<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Canada Wildfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada Wildfire transforms vegetation fire management through partnerships between knowledge holders, practitioners, and policy-makers.]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 13:14:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.canadawildfire.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A Multi-Modal, Life Cycle Approach to Risk and Crisis Communication]]></title><description><![CDATA[Risk and crisis communication models have evolved over recent decades with a shift from command-and-control, top-down, linear approaches...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/a-multi-modal-life-cycle-approach-to-risk-and-crisis-communication</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f47cd5d571e19e0f6f98</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:01:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kamloops UAV-based Hyperspectral / LiDAR Data Acquisition]]></title><description><![CDATA[This project aims to acquire a unique, advanced, high-dimensional dataset of forest canopy cover using a remotely piloted aircraft system...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/kamloops-uav-based-hyperspectral---lidar-data-acquisition</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f4280e8356da512f950e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:56 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bulkley Valley Research Centre (BVRC) Fire Research and Extension Program]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bulkley Valley Research Centre (BVRC) Fire Research and Extension Program Wildfire Fuels and Fire Regimes in B.C. This ‘fire research and...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/bulkley-valley-research-centre-bvrc-fire-research-and-extension-program</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f3c2a22647557f64da25</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:51 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Psychological Health and Safety in Wildland Firefighting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The current project aims to guide the BC Wildfire Service to accomplish three major objectives relating to psychological health and...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/psychological-health-and-safety-in-wildland-firefighting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f359d90fdf7c46c7e8b7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:45 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring the Health Impacts of Occupational Exposure to Wildland Fires for Personnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Exploring the Health Impacts of Occupational Exposure to Wildland Fires for Wildland Firefighters and Related Personnel: a Scoping Review...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/exploring-the-health-impacts-of-occupational-exposure-to-wildland-fires-for-personnel</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f310f6c58b4c22738d8d</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:38 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development of an Atmospheric Instability Index for Use in Alberta]]></title><description><![CDATA[Create a fire behaviour danger index based on atmospheric instability for use in Alberta. The relationship between the vertical structure...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/development-of-an-atmospheric-instability-index-for-use-in-alberta</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f26d0e8356da512f940c</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:31 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Modelling Initial Attack Containment Success: a Tool to Support Initial Attack Dispatching Decisions]]></title><description><![CDATA[This project focuses on dispatching, particularly building machine learning models to predict IA success. Previous studies have used...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/modelling-initial-attack-containment-success-a-tool-to-support-initial-attack-dispatching-decisions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f29862c2b61f44a2b038</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:22 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Influence of Fire Legacy and Severity on Post-Fire Carbon Cycling ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This study will evaluate the post-fire carbon cycling under alternative fire history and fire severity to better understand the response...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/the-influence-of-fire-legacy-and-severity-on-post-fire-carbon-cycling</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f25012289b369d30f564</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Characterization of In-Stand Weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[New surface fire spread models in the enhanced Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System (CFFDRS) will be driven explicitly by...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/characterization-of-in-stand-weather</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f235f4208ae780a4e23e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:08 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Development  of Thresholds and Triggers to Establish a Provincial ‘Code Red’ State of Preparedness]]></title><description><![CDATA[This project will investigate various input metrics such as the current and forecasted fire load, fire size, and fire perimeter to build...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/development-of-thresholds-and-triggers-to-establish-a-provincial-code-red-state-of-preparedness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f15e907901ab75ba20b5</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Event Detection for Spring Wildfires]]></title><description><![CDATA[Teleconnections are recurring large-scale anomaly patterns of pressure and circulation. The correlation of teleconnection climate...]]></description><link>https://www.canadawildfire.org/post/early-event-detection-for-spring-wildfires</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6526f144439f7ca4c20776ba</guid><pubDate>Thu, 12 Oct 2023 19:59:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>Editor</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inversion Breakdown Analysis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Different wind models will be assessed with respect to their added value for fire behavior prediction. 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