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Title:

Identification of landscape configurations that decrease fire likelihood in the boreal forest

Agreement Number:

FIRELFC-14

Agreement Value:

$221,375.00

Agreement Date:

Nov 20, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023

Description:

The objective of the Project is to identify landscape configurations that limit wildfire likelihood in order to enhance fire management activities and reduce exposure to wildland fire risk in northern Quebec.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada

Expected Results:

This project will benefit Canadians by identifying what kinds of landscapes effectively reduce fire likelihood. This Project will more accurately depict high-risk areas help devise mitigation plans for community/value protection.

Location:

RIMOUSKI, Quebec, CA G5L 3A1

Reference Number:

115-2020-2021-Q3-09906

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 Operating Name:

UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI

Recipient's Legal Name:

UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À RIMOUSKI

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.