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| Fire Management in the Northwest Territories |
| The Fire Management section
is responsible for the prevention
, detection
, monitoring and suppression
of forest fires in the Northwest Territories. Fire Management includes prescribed fire for the purposes of forest fire management and natural resource management objectives. Fire Management is delivered at Regional level through the ENR offices, and coordinated at the Territorial level through the Territorial Forest Fire Response Centre Duty Officer located in Fort Smith. Forest fire management decisions are made in accordance with the Forest Fire Management Policy and the Forest Protection Act of the NWT. As part of a co-ordinated response to wildfire, fire crew units and other suppression resources are positioned in most of the communities and regions of the Northwest Territories. Fixed-Wing Air-tanker and helicopter resources are also located strategically within the forested area of the NWT. These resources may be moved around the NWT on short notice depending upon risk and fire danger ratings. These resources may also be mobilized to assist in other provinces within Canada and in the USA, as a result of the Mutual Aid Resource Sharing Agreement, to which the NWT is a signatory. ( See CIFFC). The collection and analysis of weather plays an instrumental role in decision-making for fire management and forest fire responses. Weather information is collected from stations across the NWT and compiled by the staff at the Fire centre in Fort smith. A meteorologist analyses weather information and patterns and provides reports to the duty officers on a daily basis which assists them in fire response decision making. The Forest Management Division operates a Territorial Warehouse, which holds and coordinates and guides the stocking of forest fire management and other equipment in support of forest fire management programs across the NWT. Click on the links to the left to learn more.
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