Contribution: Wildland Fire Resilience
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
$53,115.00
Understanding Fire Behaviour in Planted Forest Stands
FY 2020-21 · 2020-09-24
Summary
To improve understanding of wildfire behaviour 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
Reference Number
115-2020-2021-Q2-09696
Amendment Number
0
Agreement Type
Contribution
Recipient Type
S
Recipient Legal Name
UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient City
PRINCE GEORGE | PRINCE GEORGE
Recipient Postal Code
V2N 4Z9
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.
Agreement Title
Understanding Fire Behaviour in Planted Forest Stands
Agreement Title (French)
Comprendre le comportement du feu dans les peuplements forestiers plantés
Agreement Number
GC-129821S
Agreement Value
$53,115.00
Foreign Currency Type
CAD
Foreign Currency Value
$0.00
Agreement Start Date
2020-09-24
Agreement End Date
2021-03-31
Description
To improve understanding of wildfire behaviour within managed forest landscapes.
Description (French)
Améliorer la compréhension du comportement des feux de forêt dans les paysages forestiers.
Expected Results
Enhanced resiliency of forest landscapes to wildland fire
Expected Results (French)
Meilleure résilience des paysages forestiers aux feu de forêt
Organization Code
nrcan-rncan
Organization
Natural Resources Canada | Ressources naturelles Canada
