Fire operations in action - PEACe RIVER FOREST AREA

By Jen Beverly
May 2019 was a very active spring fire season for the province of Alberta and we were fortunate to observe fire suppression and response operations first-hand in the Peace River Forest Area. I traveled to the area with Ilbin Lee from the Alberta School of Business. Ilbin and I are collaborating on a new research project to explore dispatch decisions and how they affect fire management objectives. We were also joined by Andrew Stack, one of my graduate students, who is working with initial attack crews in the area to pilot test rapid fuel assessment techniques.

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