Title:
First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership - Year 2&3
Agreement Number:
FIRENFC-13
Agreement Value:
$221,216.17
Agreement Date:
Aug 26, 2020 - Sep 30, 2022
Description:
The objective of this Project is to improve the understanding of wildfire risks in all sectors of society, and to enhance the whole-of-society wildfire prevention and mitigation activities. This Project will increase the wildfire knowledge available to agencies, Indigenous communities, and individuals to help create a culture of wildfire safety; and increase the resiliency of Canadian Indigenous communities to the risks and impacts of wildland fires. The Proponent will continue the First Nations Wildfire Evacuation Partnership focussing on developing partnerships of First Nations, agency partners, and researchers.
Organization:
Natural Resources Canada
Expected Results:
This Project will facilitate a partnership to conduct research on recent evacuation experiences. This Project will increase the resilience of Canada's Indigenous people who are at high risk from wildfire and wildfire smoke.
Location:
EDMONTON, Alberta, CA T6G 2E1
Reference Number:
115-2021-2022-Q4-11706
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Additional Information:
Amendment: Duration of agreement / Value / Award previously disclosed for the 2nd Quarter of 2020-2021. Grant or contribution awarded and spanning more than one fiscal year.
Amendment Date
Feb 7, 2022
Recipient's Operating Name:
University of Alberta
Recipient's Legal Name:
THE GOVERNORS 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.