Phase 1 Public Engagement

Open from June 23 to July 21

The City of Edmonton is creating a plan to manage the risk of wildfire in areas where urban developments meet undeveloped vegetation areas - the wildland-urban interface.

The Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Wildfire Risk Strategy will proactively address the increasing threat of wildfires in urban areas due to climate change and expanding urban development.

A long-term strategy would prioritize reducing the potential of physical and economic losses from wildfires, protecting people, property and the environment.

Engagement Opportunities

Here are the public engagement opportunities to help us develop the draft WUI Wildfire Risk Strategy.

  • Share Your Thoughts

    💡 Tell us what you need to be better prepared for wildfires. (Scroll down on this page for the online activity)

  • Share Your Photos

    📷 Share photos or stories of the things you are doing to be prepared for wildfires. (Scroll down on this page for the online activity)

  • Take the Survey

    💬 Our online survey runs from June 23 to July 14, focusing on wildfire mitigation approaches.

    Survey Link 

  • Meet with Us

    👥 You can book a 30-minute virtual meeting with the project team if you have specific things you want to discuss.

    Book a Meeting 

  • Visit a Pop-Up

    👋 We will be at recreation centres and libraries around the city in July. Click "+ Follow" at the top of the page to hear when the pop-ups are happening!

  • Contact Us

    📫 Have questions? Email us at wildfirestrategy@edmonton.ca.

    Email Us 

Here is a glossary of important words you might read when learning about the WUI Wildfire Risk Strategy project:

  • Wildland-urban interface (WUI): an area where human development (residential, industrial, agricultural) meets or is intermingled with wildland vegetation
  • Wildland vegetation: natural vegetation found in undeveloped areas, including trees, shrubs, grasses and other herbaceous vegetation
  • Vegetation management: an approach to mitigate wildfire risks by managing wildland fuels, specifically by controlling the amount and type of fuel that can sustain a fire
  • Embers: small burning pieces of vegetation and/or structures
  • Ember showers: when burning wildfire embers are carried by the wind and can travel ahead of the main fire
  • Fuel conversion: introducing plants that are less likely to ignite and spread fire in key WUI areas (e.g. removing coniferous trees and shrubs like spruce, pine and juniper, and replacing with deciduous trees and shrubs like aspen, birch, and poplar)
  • FireSmart: a national program to help Canadians increase neighbourhood resilience to wildfire and minimize its negative impacts (more info)

Looking for more information on how to prepare or reduce the risk of wildfire for yourself, your property, and your community? Here are some resources to help you:

Updates

Here you will find updates on the WUI Wildfire Risk Strategy engagement. Click + Follow at the top of the page to receive an email every time an update is posted!

💡Share Your Thoughts

What do you need to be better prepared for wildfires?

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📷Share Your Photos