CIFFC Research and Innovation Integration Committee is committed to delivering Research and Innovation workshops annually, addressing diverse facets of wildland fire management. These workshops and their resulting reports are a key portal into the Canadian wildland fire research and innovation needs.
In November 2023, the CIFFC Research and Innovation Integration Committee organized a three-day hybrid Fire Behaviour, Growth, and Decision-Making Workshop in Whitehorse, Yukon. The workshop aimed to address the issues encountered during the intense 2023 fire season by fostering collaboration and knowledge exchange among various stakeholders, including fire management agencies, First Nations representatives, researchers, and consultants. The primary goal was to share insights on observed fire behaviour, fire growth models, and decision-making processes to collectively understand challenges and work towards effective solutions.
The attached report summarizes the key discussions and insights from the workshop, providing valuable information for the wildfire management community.
The March 2023 workshop on wildfire aviation was a successful collaboration between the CIFFC Research and Innovation Integration Committee (RIIC), Aviation Working Group (AWG), and researchers with expertise in wildfire or aviation. The workshop aimed to identify the challenges in wildfire aviation, approaches to meet these challenges, and potential sources of data or intelligence to assist researchers who study these challenges. Furthermore, the workshop served as an opportunity for networking, as agency aviation representatives and researchers were introduced to each other, and they could build their respective awareness.
The attached report summarizes the key discussions and insights from the workshop.