https://open.alberta.ca/feeds/custom.atom?topic=Environment&pubtype=Report&tags=forest+firesOpen Government - Custom query2024-03-19T03:20:25.123592+00:00Alberta Open Governmentpython-feedgenRecently created or updated datasets on Open Government. Custom query: ''https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/ef53cf81-d8df-4687-8eea-d07edbf56bb1Horse River Wildfire response : environmental monitoring, public health assessment and ecological screening technical summary document2023-09-13T22:23:25.400281+00:00This report was prepared to assess whether the soil and air quality in Fort McMurray and surrounding areas met ecological and human health guidelines during the response to the Horse River Wildfire of 2016 and after clean-up of the debris and damage that remained. The first part of the report includes high-level summaries from literature reviews on the contaminants of potential concerns from wildfire smoke and ash and their impacts on soil and human health. The second part includes the identification of potential risks to human and ecological health from ash and soil in fire affected areas, a health risk assessment of potential ash migration into residential gardens, an overview of the Regional Municipality of Wood Buffalo's remedial program, and a post-cleanup health risk assessment based on the post remedial soil sampling program results.2018-05-23T20:35:30.178099+00:00https://open.alberta.ca/dataset/5ce6f474-6be3-420b-bc0a-626a326ca015Chisholm Fire Review Committee final report2023-10-24T15:48:57.595421+00:00The Chisholm fire of May 23 – June 4, 2001 and the surrounding events prompted the Minister of Sustainable Resource Development to establish a committee to review the fire incident. The Chisholm Fire Review Committee carried out this review in the summer of 2001 through a public outreach process, a review of department policies and procedures and discussions with department staff. Generally, Alberta’s fire suppression activities conducted by Alberta Sustainable Resource Development (SRD) are very effective, however a small percentage of wildfires continue to escape initial suppression efforts to become large fires. This is of particular concern in wildland-urban areas, such as Chisholm. Broadly, the Committee concludes that it is necessary to address wildland-urban issues proactively in a cooperative and interdisciplinary manner. The Chisholm Fire Review Committee believes that such actions will increase human safety, decrease property losses and allow wildland fire suppression resources to be re-directed to protect forested areas that are often vital to the industrial and economic well being of the community. In its review, the Committee identified major issues and developed a recommendation for each. There is no single solution to the identified issues but key actions as expressed in the Committee’s recommendations can help reduce the risk of loss.2016-03-23T14:58:47.939827+00:00