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Wildland Fire Management

Wildland Fire Management. Axel Winter Alberta-Pacific Forest Ind. Forest Management Agreement. Responsibility for Wildland Fire management Holding and Protection Fees Fire Control Agreement. Fire Control Agreement. Flexibility of resource allocation

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Wildland Fire Management

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  1. Wildland Fire Management Axel Winter Alberta-Pacific Forest Ind.

  2. Forest Management Agreement • Responsibility for Wildland Fire management • Holding and Protection Fees • Fire Control Agreement

  3. Fire Control Agreement • Flexibility of resource allocation • Limited Liability for Cost of Fire Suppression • Annual Fire Control Plan

  4. Fire Control Plan • Action Plans for fire prevention, presuppression, suppression • Resources • Training • Annual Operating Plan

  5. 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.

  6. 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.

  7. Why Should Industry Participate? • Protection of company resources • Disruptions • Legislation • Forest & Prairie Protection Act – Alta. • Holding and protection charges

  8. Forest Industry Participation • Company Priorities • Decked timber • Reforested areas • Age class distribution • Infrastructure • Sample plots

  9. 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

  10. Forest Industry Participation • Human Resources • Fire Crews • Overhead • Dozer Boss/Equipment Coordinator • Heavy equipment teams • GIS & Mapping • Public Affairs • Administration & Accounting • Warehousing & Expediting

  11. Forest Industry Participation • Public Support • Media • Politicians • Community

  12. Forest Industry Participation • Industry Liaison Position • Qualifications of the position • Dispatch to escaped fire • Local knowledge • Company priorities • Company resources • Communications

  13. 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

  14. I/C Team Participation • Attitude • Being proactive • Safety • Use of industry personnel • Infrastructure • Roads • Audits

  15. Strategies • Community Protection • Stakeholder • Participate on plan development for FMA communities.

  16. Strategies • Facilities Protection • Millsite • Remote Log Yards

  17. Questions ??

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