Project Code:	CANFOR-01-024
Program:	FRIP
Area:	Other
Sponsor:	Canadian Forest Products
Project Status:	Completed

Object & Deliverables

As a supplementary resource in high risk fire seasons, provision of eight fire fighters and one helicoptor for stand-by support in the case of fire in or around the greater Grande Prairie area.

The overall and primary objective of this Project was to provide manpower and firefighting resources, in addition to those currently provided by ASRD – FPD, that would enhance fire fighting capabilities in the greater Grande Prairie area.

Final Report

 

Activities associated with this Project were carried out over the wildfire seasons of 1999 to 2004, inclusive. Throughout the six fire seasons, supplementary resources in the form of either manpower, equipment or helicopter support was provided to augment the suppression capability of the regional ASRD – Forest Protection Division in, in three of the six wildfire seasons.

Keywords
Supplemental Firefighting Resources
Canfor
Trained Firefighters
Forest Protection
Rotary-Wing Aircraft

CANFOR-01-024