Wildfire Operations
Wildfire suppression encompasses all activities concerned with controlling and extinguishing a wildfire following its detection.
Forestry Division has two main objectives in wildfire suppression:
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To contain fire spread by 10:00 a.m. the following day
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To initiate suppression before the fire exceeds two hectares (4.9 acres) in size
The Provincial Forest Fire Centre, located in Edmonton, works with the 10 Wildfire Management Areas in the Province to coordinate
suppression and pre-suppression efforts.
The province has access to highly trained Type 1 and 2 wildland firefighters. The province also leases or contracts a number
of resources, including:
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Airtankers
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Bulldozers
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Catering camps
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Crawlers
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Helicopters
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Low-boys
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Patrol aircraft
These and other resources allow crews to get to a wildfire fast and to stay with it until it is extinguished.
Alberta has cooperative agreements with the other Canadian provinces, as well as with the United States, Mexico, Australia
and New Zealand. This allows Alberta to import and export resources as needed.
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Posted: Jun 2, 2010