Legislation

Question 0

Ministry of forests statutory responsibilities?

Answer 0

• manage protect and conserve forest resources
• protect against fore and pests by
  
  • ensuring prompt efficient initial attack
  • negotiation of cost recovery
  • implement and promote fuel management
• Encourage a vigorous efficient and world competitive forest industry.

Question 1

What are statutory obligations?

Answer 1

Law policy and procedures that are mandatory

Question 2

Wildfire Management Branch Staff

Answer 2

• enforce wildfire act
• authority of position
• minister delegation
• Forest Official Designation

Question 3

What legislation in place concerns wildfires

Answer 3

• wildfire act
• wild fire regulation
• Forest and Range practices act
• Open burning smoke control regulation
• Drinking water protection act

Question 4

What does the wildfire act and reg.s specify?

Answer 4

• Specifies responsibility and obligations of persons and gov’t with respect to
• fire use
• fire prevention
• Fire control
• Fire Rehab.

Question 5

Where does the wildfire act apply?

Answer 5

• within provincial parks
• does not apply inside the boundaries of a local gov’t area if that gov’t has a bylaw respecting the use of fire.
• Requires periodic assessment of fire hazard and abatement.

Question 6

What must be done after every fire???

what does it consist of?

Answer 6

• An investigation by the ministry of forests.
• Best practice would be for the landowner or tenure manager to do a private investigation to gather evidence.

consists of

• gathering evidence
• identification of origin
• Date/time/location
• type of enforcement required

Question 7

What are some high risk activities?

Answer 7

• mechanical brushing
• disk trenching
• prep or use of explosives
• using fire or spark producing tools
• using or preparing fireworks or pyrotechnics
• Grinding, including rail grinding
• Mechanized land clearing
• operating a power saw other than when in a road, landing or log sort.

Question 8

How many levels are on the danger scale?

Answer 8

5
I. very low
II. low
III. Moderate
IV. High
V. Extreme

Question 9

When is abatement required?

Answer 9

When woody debris exceeds a certain limit.