3-Encourage sustainable, healthy and resilient ecosystems.
BCWS Vision - correct answer To achieve excellence in wildfire mgmt and response
services.
-Focus on protecting lives, property and critical infrastructure AND forest assests, particulary timber.
Wildland Fire - correct answer Non-structure fire occurring in wildlands. 3 types:
1-Wildfire = unwanted
2-Wildland fire use = application of appropriate mgmt response to naturally ignited fires, to accomplish
specific resource mgmt objectives in pre-defined, designated areas (outlined in fire mgmt plans)
3-Prescribed fire = starting fires to achieve mgmt objectives
Rehabilitate - correct answer A requirement originally noted in FPC-Forest Fire and
Prevention Regulation, included in the Wildfire Act and Wildfire Regulation:
-consideration of drainage patterns and reforestation or grass seeding of affected areas, to promote
stabilization with natural veg.
-Stabilize stream channels and beds at crossings.
-Stabilize sump and dam locations to prevent impacts including downslope.
* Rehab plan must meet reg. requirements and ensure long term env. values maintained.
Wildfire Control Activities - correct answer temp. access roads, fuel/fire breaks, land
disturbance
(harvesting required to accommodate these activities)
, -Good practice to ensure roads, fire breaks located to provide fire control objective AND not affect env.
values.
-Once control complete, affected areas must be rehabbed.
Wildfire Regulation S.16, 17 - correct answer Defines requirement for industry and
gov. to rehab areas affected by wildfire control activities.
Includes requirement to conduct fire hazard assessment, prepare a rehab plan and implement.
Wildfire Regulation S. 11 - correct answer Relief of primary tenure holder from
having to conduct hazard assessments/abatement if secondary tenure issued.
*primary is not relieved on remaining tenure area, not covered by secondary tenure.
Wildfire Regulation S. 12.2 - correct answer Sets obligations for secondary
harvesters such as limitation periods and extent that fibre recovery tenure holder must abate.
Wildfire Regulation S. 33 - correct answer Specifies amounts that can be awarded in
the event of contraventions of Wildfire Act s. 7, with respect to hazard abatement obligations.
Ministry of Forests manages Wildfire to: - correct answer Mitigate negative impacts
to communities, critical infrastructure and natural resource inventories on crown and private land.
Fire Management (CIFFC definition) - correct answer (CIFFC def.): -Activities
concerned with the protection of people, property and forested areas from wildfire and the use of
prescribed fire for attainment of forest mgmt and other land use objectives, all conducted in a manner
to consider environmental, social and economic criteria.
-Holistic approach that incorporates land mgmt with integration of fire regimes and fire effects with
values at risk and multiple resource use activities, including fuel mgmt to achieve reduction in wildfire
risk or other objectives.
Challenges of balancing benefits/risks of wildfires - correct answer 1-Public
expectations of role of wildfire
2-Increasing wildfire threat
3-Forest health issues
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