Fuel Hazard Assessment & Abatement
Industry and commercial operators in British Columbia have, under the Wildfire Act and Wildfire Regulation, legal obligations and responsibilities with respect to fire use, prevention, control, and rehabilitation.
Wildfire Hazard Assessments & Abatement:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status/prevention/for-industry-commercial-operators/hazard-assessment-abatement
Fire Hazard Assessment and Abatement Q&A (July 30, 2019) provides guidance and answers key questions such as:
- When is it necessary to complete a fire hazard assessment?
- How often must an assessment be done?
- Who can do an assessment?
A Guide to Fuel Hazard Assessment and Abatement in British Columbia (BC Wildfire Services & Natural Resources Canada, April 2012).
The guide is developed to assist those carrying out industrial activities to determine whether or not fuel hazard abatement is necessary and if so, the threshold necessary to comply with the legislated obligations. The guide provides a procedure to determine fuel hazards created by an industrial or prescribed activity on forest land and contains a straightforward step by step instruction to enable a person to determine when fuel hazard abatement is needed in relation to the fire risk, proximity to interface and fuel loading and arrangement.
WPDC Fire Hazard Assessment Project (Al Waters, July 15, 2020):
Fire Hazard Assessment and Abatement on Woodlot Licence Harvest Areas (Includes Template)
Mapping:
BC Wildfire Services mapping related to B.C. Post Harvest Hazard Abatement Fire Risk
BCWS links – wildfires, fuel hazard abatement, open fire tracking system (OFTS) burn registrations, and weather stations (October 29, 2019):
BCWS Memo