Blueprint for wildland fire science in Canada (2019-2029)
Comprehensive wildland fire science can help us be more resilient against wildland fires.
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The Blueprint for Wildland Fire Science in Canada (2019-2029) is a 10-year strategic plan for enhancing wildland fire research. It was developed by a team of government, Indigenous, academic and non-government partners from across the country. It identifies research gaps and prioritizes research topics based on input from experts and other stakeholders.
Research themes
The Blueprint presents six broad topics:
- Understanding fire in a changing world by conducting fundamental wildland fire science
- Recognizing Indigenous Knowledge
- Building resilient communities and infrastructure
- Understanding forest ecosystems
- Delivering innovative wildland fire management solutions
- Reducing the effects of wildland fire on Canadians
Recommendations
The report recommends a whole-of-society approach to support and enhance wildland fire science and knowledge mobilization:
- increasing research and innovation capacity
- respecting Indigenous Knowledge
- expanding partnerships
- sharing governance and coordination.
Enhancing wildland fire science
Preparing for and managing wildland fire events requires evidence-based decisions, policies and practices supported by science and technological innovation.
With climate change altering wildland fire regime, fire weather, and fire behaviour , there is a need to strengthen Canada’s wildland fire science capacity to enhance our resiliency.
Enhanced fire science capacity will help us:
- understand the ways wildland fire may be changing
- improve how we respond and adapt
- improve how we manage forests and wildland fire events
- improve how we plan and build our homes and communities
- improve how we prepare for wildland fire-related emergencies.
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