Fort Simpson Community Wildfire Protection Plan

This plan was developed to provide practical and operational wildland/urban risk mitigation strategies to reduce the threat of wildfire to the community of Fort Simpson.

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Creator GNWT - Environment and Climate Change, Forest Management Division
Summary In 2011, a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) was developed for the Village of Fort Simpson to provide practical and operational wildland/urban interface (WUI) risk mitigation strategies to reduce the threat from wildfire to the community. The original CWPP was developed by Montane Management Ltd. in cooperation with the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the Village of Fort Simpson. In 2018, the GNWT Department of Environment and Natural Resources (ENR) updated the Fort Simpson CWPP using the most recent information, science and expertise available. This included using standardized FireSmart assessment protocols and mitigative measures developed based on the 7 disciplines of FireSmart: 1. Vegetation Management 2. Development 3. Legislation 4. Public Education and Engagement 5. Inter-Agency Cooperation 6. Cross Training 7. Emergency Planning This updated plan reflects: • FireSmart mitigation efforts completed around the community • The change in hazard around the community • New recommendations or modification to existing recommendations The Village of Fort Simpson, in cooperation with ENR, implemented some of the original recommendations, but there is still work to do. The update includes recommendations to assist in setting priorities to reduce the threat from wildfire. It is important to note that while implementing these recommendations will reduce the threat from wildfire to structures, it will never completely remove this threat. This plan should be reviewed regularly to ensure that it remains a priority to the community and its residents.
Local Relevance This Community Wildfire Protection Plan is meant to reduce the risk of fire in the community of Fort Simpson, NWT.
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Tags Fort Simpson,Wildfire,Communities,FireSmart,Vegetation,Infrastructure
Geographic Region Dehcho
Release Date 2011-01-01
Last Modified Date 2018-01-01
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