wildfire mitigation strategies for increased wildfire resilience in wildland-urban interface communities
abstract
historic wildfire management strategies across the north american boreal forest
have resulted in fire deficit forests. these landscapes are characterized by an unnatural
build-up of wildland fuel, forest densification and irregular age class distributions that
lend to increased risk of wildfire disturbance to wildland-urban interface communities.
under current climate projections wildfire frequency, intensity and area burned are
projected to increase resulting in increased disruption to social and economic activity.
analyzed in this report were a variety of wildfire mitigation strategies designed to
reduce wildfire behaviour. fuel reduction treatment efficacy and longevity were
explored in the context of increasing community resilience to wildfire disturbance. a
special focus was given to remote communities disproportionately affected by wildfire
disturbance events. current barriers to application were explored to highlight areas
within the canadian wildfire management system that require further amendment to
achieve increased mitigation efficacy and widespread application.
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