Contribution: Wildland Fire Resilience
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
$142,180.00
Understanding the Effects of Forest Management and Prior Disturbances on Forest Fire Risk and Behaviour.
FY 2021-22 · 2021-07-27
Summary
To improve the understanding of wildfire behavior within managed forest landscapes.
Department
Program
Wildland Fire Resilience
Location
PRINCE GEORGE | PRINCE GEORGE, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Contribution
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions
As published
Additional Information
Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Additional Information (French)
Subvention ou contribution octroyée s'appliquant à plus d'un exercice financier.
Agreement End Date
2023-03-31
Agreement Number
FIREPFC-06
Agreement Start Date
2021-07-27
Agreement Title
Understanding the Effects of Forest Management and Prior Disturbances on Forest Fire Risk and Behaviour.
Agreement Title (French)
Comprendre les Effets de la Gestion Forestière et des Perturbations Antérieures sur le Risque et le Comportement en Matière D'incendie de la Forêt
Agreement Type
Contribution
Agreement Value
$142,180.00
Amendment Number
0
Description
To improve the understanding of wildfire behavior within managed forest landscapes.
Description (French)
Améliorer la compréhension du comportement des incendies de forêt dans les paysages forestiers gérés.
Expected Results
Enhanced resiliency of forest landscapes to wildland fire.
Expected Results (French)
Meilleure resilience des paysages forestieres aux feu de forets.
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
Program Name
Wildland Fire Resilience
Program Name (French)
Résilience des feux de forêt
Program Purpose
The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.
Program Purpose (French)
L"objectif est d'accroître la résilience des collectivités canadiennes aux risques de catastrophes naturelles et à leurs répercussions, réaliser des analyses de réduction des risques et appliquer les mesures nécessaires. Veiller à ce que les organismes d'intervention en cas de feu de forêt soient intégrés les uns aux autres afin de mettre en œuvre un programme efficace d'intervention en cas de feu de forêt, et d'accroître les connaissances des organismes, des collectivités et des personnes en matière de feux de forêt afin de créer une culture de sécurité à l'égard des feux de forêt et de permettre au public de comprendre les risques.
Recipient City
PRINCE GEORGE | PRINCE GEORGE
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Recipient Postal Code
V2N 4Z9
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
115-2021-2022-Q2-11042
