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Title:

First Nation Wildfire Evacuation Partnership

Agreement Number:

WFR2324-UAB

Agreement Value:

$216,231.00

Agreement Date:

Sep 28, 2023 - Mar 31, 2025

Description:

The project seeks to enhance and develop research on the impacts of wildfire evacuations in First Nation communities as well as to advance the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership's existing communication activities to expand efforts to engage Tribal Councils and First Nation communities in knowledge sharing to help increase First Nations' resiliency in the event of a wildfire.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

The Proponent aims to create a culture of wildfire safety and to further increase the preparedness and resilience of Canadian Indigenous communities to the risks and impacts of wildland fires.

Location:

EDMONTON, Alberta, CA T5J4P6

Reference Number:

115-2023-2024-Q2-14201

Agreement Type:

Contribution

Report Type:

Grants and Contributions

Recipient Type:

Academia

Additional Information:

Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.

Recipient's Legal Name:

THE GOVERNOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA

Program:

Wildland Fire Resilience

Program Purpose:

The purpose is to increase the resiliency of Canadian communities to the risks and impacts of natural disasters, and to undertake and implement risk reduction analyses and actions. To ensure that wildfire response agencies are integrated with each other in order to implement an effective wildland fire response program, and, to increase the wildfire knowledge of agencies, communities and individuals, in order to create a culture of wildfire safety and to empower the public to understand risk.