Canadian Government Executive - Volume 23 - Issue 07

The Dashboard October 2017 // Canadian Government Executive / 17 Sources: Natural Resources Canada, National Forestry Database, Government of Canada, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre Inc., Wikipedia. 1. Tune in to local radio stations. 2. Be prepared to evacuate at any time. 3. Keep all doors and windows closed in your home. 4. Remove flammable drapes, curtains, awnings or other window coverings. 5. Keep lights on to aid visibility in case smoke fills the house. 6. Turn sprinklers on to wet roof and any water-proof valuables. Alberta Agriculture and Forestry Wildfire Management Branch Great West Life Bldg. 9th Floor 9920 108th Street Edmonton, AB T5K 2M4 British Columbia Provincial Wildfire Coordination Centre Wildfire Management Branch Ministry of Forests, Lands & Natural Resources Operations 3080 Airport Drive Kamloops, BC V2B 7X2 Yukon Territory Wildland Fire Management Protective Services Branch Dept. of Community Services C-19 P.O. Box 2703 Whitehorse, YT Y1A 2C6 Northwest Territories Forest Management Division Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources Government of NWT P.O. Box 7 Fort Smith, NT X0E 0P0 Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Environment Wildfire Management Branch Nisbet Complex, Highway 2 North P.O. Box 3003 Prince Albert, SK S6V 6G1 Manitoba Sustainable Development Wildfire Program Headquarters Parks and Regional Services Division Box 10, 200 Saulteaux Crescent Winnipeg, MB R3J 3W3 Ontario Aviation, Forest Fire and Emergency Services Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry 70 Foster Drive, Suite 400 Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6V5 Québec Société de protection des forêts contre le feu (SOPFEU) Aéroport international Jean- Lesage 715, 7e rue de l’Aéroport Québec (Québec) G2G 2S7 New Brunswick Forest Fire Management Section Dept. of Energy and Resource Development Hugh John Fleming Forestry Complex P.O. Box 6000 Fredericton, NB E3B 5H1 Nova Scotia Forest Protection Department of Natural Resources 23 Creighton Road P.O. Box 130 Shubenacadie, NS B0N 2H0 Prince Edward Island Department of Communities, Land and Environment Forests, Fish & Wildlife Division P.O. Box 2000 183 Upton Road Charlottetown, PE C1A 7N8 Newfoundland Fire Management and Coordination Section Forestry Services Branch Department of Fisheries and Land Resources P.O. Box 2006, Fortis Building Corner Brook, NL A2H 6J8 FOREST FIRE CENTRES Worst Forest Fires in the Last Decade Causes of wildland fires What to do during a wildfire? Fire Location Year Estimated Cost Forest Destroyed West wildfires British 2009 $403 million 9,877 hectares Kelowna Columbia Quebec Quebec 2010 90,000 hectares wildfires Slave Lake Alberta 2011 CAD $750 million 4,700 hectares Wildfire Richardson Alberta 2011 $350 to $450 million 700,000 hectares Fire Northwest Northwest 2014 $56.1 million 3,400,000 hectares Territories fires Territories Fort McMurray Alberta, 2016 $3.58 billion 589,552 hectares Wildfire Saskatchewan British Columbia British Columbia, 2017 1,200,000 hectares wildfires Alberta Lightning 45% Humans 55%