Grants and Contributions:
Title:
BlueSky Wildfire Smoke Information System Enhancements
Agreement Number:
WFR2425-UBC
Agreement Value:
$357,502.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 17, 2024 - Mar 31, 2026
Description:
The purpose of this Project is to advance understanding of weather influences on wildfire behavior, smoke production and spread; improve forecast skills; and enhance communication to users.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
This project aims to improve Canadian wildfire management tools for predicting and understanding wildfire smoke events.
Location:
VANCOUVER, British Columbia, CA V6T1Z4
Reference Number:
115-2024-2025-Q3-15822
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:
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
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.