Water Stewardship Information Sources
| ID | 1027 |
|---|---|
| Citation | Jordan, P. 2011. Post-wildfire natural hazards and risk analysis in British Columbia. In Proceedings of 5th Canadian Conference on Geotechnique and Natural Hazards. |
| Organization | FLNRO |
| URL | http://bcwildfire.ca/ftp/RSI/external/!publish/Wildfire_Risk_Analysis/Publications/Jordan2011_FireRisk_GeoHazards5.pdf |
| Abstract/Description or Keywords | Several damaging debris flow and flood events occurred in areas burned by severe wildfires in 2003 and 2007. The BC Forest Service has developed a procedure for analyzing risks to public safety and infrastructure from such events. Each fire season, for wildfires which present potential risks, burn severity is mapped and sites of potential hazards are identified. The results are communicated to local governments and other stakeholders, who are responsible for evaluating risks, warning residents, and applying mitigation strategies. The 2009 Terrace Mountain fire near Kelowna is presented as an example of the procedure. erosion, wildfire, disturbance, terrain stability, landslide, geomorphology |
| Information Type | article |
| Regional Watershed | All |
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| Project status | complete |
| Contact Name | Peter Jordan |
| Contact Email | [email protected] |