With funding from the  Forest Resource Improvement Association of Alberta (FRIAA) , we worked with Alberta Wildfire and FireSmart Canada to take a research product and turn it into a practical tool for community protection planning. Wildfire Exposure Assessment is a planning tool that helps communities and industrial operators identify where wildfires are most likely to enter a community or facility so that these entry points can be prioritized for mitigation efforts.

Two key questions are answered by an Exposure Assessment:
Which locations in your community are exposed to potential ignition from wildfire?
Which surrounding fuels are causing the exposure in these locations?

If you are concerned about protecting your home, neighbourhood or other values from wildland fire, the findings of a Wildfire Exposure Assessment can help you take action – and this booklet will explain how it all works. The short video below describes the basic approach. We launched this tool at the FireSmart Community Series in Fort McMurray (October 2018),  and it is available for download here as well as on FireSmart Canada's website.