Wildland Fire Management

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Wildland Fire ManagementAxel Winter

Alberta-Pacific Forest Ind.

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Forest Management Agreement Responsibility for Wildland Fire

management Holding and Protection Fees Fire Control Agreement

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58,000 sq k m

661,000 sq k m

A lberta

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Fire Control Agreement Flexibility of resource allocation Limited Liability for Cost of Fire

Suppression Annual Fire Control Plan

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Fire Control Plan Action Plans for fire prevention,

presuppression, suppression Resources Training Annual Operating Plan

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Fire Control Plan Goal

– To support ASRD Forest Protection Division in efforts to limit the area lost to fire on the FMA area

Prevention Objectives– To develop and maintain policies and procedures

designed to reduce the risk of fires starting as a result of Company operations.

– To maintain a public awareness program that will support the ASRD fire prevention program by providing fire prevention information to Company team members, contractors and the general public.

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Fire Control Plan Presuppression Objectives

– To have any Woodlands team member or contractor that may encounter a fire prepared to take appropriate action to minimize fire losses and report the fire to ASRD as soon as possible

Suppression Objectives– To report and take initial action on all fires discovered

by Company team members and contractors.– To provide assistance as requested by ASRD to

suppress fires in emergency situations or in situations that exceed their capabilities on the FMA area.

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Why Should Industry Participate? Protection of company resources Disruptions Legislation

– Forest & Prairie Protection Act – Alta. Holding and protection charges

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Forest Industry Participation Company Priorities

– Decked timber– Reforested areas– Age class distribution– Infrastructure– Sample plots

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Forest Industry Participation Access

– Roads and bridges– Access for heavy equipment– Road maintenance

Equipment– Fire equipment– Heavy equipment– Harvesting equipment– Portable tanks– All terrain vehicles

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Forest Industry Participation Human Resources

– Fire Crews– Overhead– Dozer Boss/Equipment Coordinator

• Heavy equipment teams– GIS & Mapping– Public Affairs– Administration & Accounting– Warehousing & Expediting

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Forest Industry Participation Public Support

– Media– Politicians– Community

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Forest Industry Participation

Industry Liaison Position– Qualifications of the position– Dispatch to escaped fire– Local knowledge– Company priorities– Company resources– Communications

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I/C Team Participation

Communications Information Company concerns Involve the Industry Liaison person as an

integral member of the team Industry fire control plans Company tours

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I/C Team Participation

Attitude Being proactive Safety Use of industry personnel Infrastructure

– Roads Audits

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Strategies Community Protection

– Stakeholder – Participate on plan

development for FMA communities.

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Strategies

Facilities Protection– Millsite– Remote Log Yards

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