Managing Fire Risk in the Bowen Island Municipality. April By 2007 B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd.
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1 Managing Fire Risk in the Bowen Island Municipality April By 2007 B.A. Blackwell & Associates Ltd.
2 PURPOSE OF THE PLAN To identify interface wildfire risks and develop steps needed to reduce those risks COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN
3 Background Forestry Interface issues came to light as result of 2003 Kelowna fires. 324 homes lost. $700 million in losses. Filmon report recommended development of community wildfire protection plans. In 2005 G.V.R.D. in partnership with Ministry of Forests developed a partnership agreement with 9 municipalities to develop Community Wildfire Protection Plans.
4 Background Funding agreement with M.O.F./UBCM - they would share 50% of the cost of protection plans. Draft plan completed in March, 2007.
5 Goals Reduce the chance of a major interface wildfire incident. To enhance the fire department s ability to respond and mitigate interface fire incidents through pre-fire planning and training.
6 Goals Identification of high risk areas within Bowen Island as related to historic fire weather and fire hazard. Hazard and risk mapping of the Municipality. Review policy and planning tools available to improve structure protection within the Municipality.
7 The Plan Identifies key elements of a Protection Action Plan Provides background information to support the Action Plan Provides recommendations addressing each element
8 Analyzing Risks In analytical practice, risk is most often defined as: Risk = Probability x Consequence
9 From Analyzing Risks to Evaluating Strategies Risks Strategies Low * * * Probability High * * * * * * * High Consequence Low * do nothing Probability High active intervention High * Consequence Low * Low
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11 Interface Fire Issues Interface defined as Where the Forest meets the Community
12 Interface Fire Issues Interface vs Intermix Intermix Interface Spot Fire Risk
13 Interface Fire Issues How does fire threaten the interface? Fire Threat Wildland Community
14 Interface Fire Issues How does fire threaten the interface? Fire Threat Wildland Community
15 Spot Fires and Interface Ignitions
16 How are Buildings Ignited by Wildfire? 1. Firebrand caused ignitions:
17 How are Buildings Ignited by Wildfire? 2. Radiant heat or flame contact: -vegetation to structure - structure to structure
18 Interface Fire Suppression Challenges Interface fires frequently overwhelm all available firefighting resources
19 Post-fire Rehabilitation?
20 Who is Responsible? We all are! The key to resolving the problem is working together.
21 KEY COMPONENTS OF THE COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN
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23 Structure Protection Building Code and Bylaw Issues
24 Access and Evacuation Management
25 Emergency Response
26 Communication and Education
27 Identification of Hazardous Fuels
28 Post Fire Rehabilitation
29 COMMUNITY WILDFIRE PROTECTION PLAN RECOMMENDATIONS
30 Recommendation 1 The Municipality should develop a communication plan to outline the purpose, methods and desired results of communication and education in the community. The plan should incorporate the existing educational efforts of the Bowen Island Volunteer Fire Department and ensure that the principles of fire risk to the community, fire behaviour, spotting, structure protection and vegetation management are covered.
31 Recommendation 2 The Municipality should investigate the potential for working with local developers or using a planned municipal building to construct a FireSmart show home to be used as a tool to educate and communicate the principles of FireSmart to the public.
32 Recommendation 4 The Municipality should enhance their existing website to outline community fire risks, current fire danger and proactive steps individual homeowners can take to make their homes safer within the community.
33 Recommendation 5 Signage consisting of current fire danger and warnings to be careful with fire should be posted at the major entrance to the community (Snug Cove) and updated with current fire danger information as required.
34 Recommendation 8 The Municipality should consider applying for UBCM funding to carry out a fuel treatment pilot project that will strategically mitigate fuel hazard within the treatment area.
35 Recommendation 9 It is recommended that the Municipality conduct detailed FireSmart assessments in moderate to high fire risk areas of the community to further communicate and promote fire risk reduction on private property.
36 Recommendation 10 The Municipality should continue with the process to review and revise existing bylaws (as it has with the proposed sprinkler bylaw) and building codes to be consistent with the development of a FireSmart Community. Consideration should be given to the creation of a Wildfire Bylaw that mandates fire resistant building materials, providing for good access for emergency response, and specifies fuel management on both public and private property.
37 Recommendation 11 The Municipality should consider working with the owners and operators of the various communications infrastructure located on the island to make those sites FireSmart.
38 Recommendation 12 As part of a Wildfire Bylaw, the Municipality should consider requiring roofing materials that are fire retardant with a Class A or Class B rating within new subdivisions. The Municipality should obtain legal advice regarding the implementation of building requirements that are more restrictive than the BC Building Code.
39 Recommendation 13 The Municipality should consider working with the Building Policy Branch to create a structure that would enable the municipality to better address wildland urban interface protection considerations for buildings.
40 Recommendation 14 The Municipality should investigate the potential for lobbying the Province to identify and document hazardous fuel types on crown land that are adjacent to residences.
41 Recommendation 15 The majority of homes and businesses are intermixed with forest. Trees and vegetation are often in direct contact with homes. The Municipality should consider incorporating building set backs into bylaw with a minimum distance of 10 m from structures to flammable vegetation when buildings border the forest interface.
42 Recommendation 16 Given the wildfire risk profile of the community, an emergency sprinkler kit capable of protecting 30 to 50 homes should be purchased and maintained by the Municipality. To the extent that the GVRD manages lands on Bowen Island, the Municipality should explore suitable funding arrangements with the GVRD.
43 Recommendation 17 The Municipality should work towards improving vehicle access in identified areas of the community that are considered isolated and that have inadequately developed access for evacuation and fire control.
44 Recommendation 18 The local municipality, MOFR and the GVRD should undertake a special planning workshop to identify and address ferry access issues during a wildfire emergency and fire suppression response. An evacuation plan should be developed and appropriate evacuation routes should be mapped.
45 Recommendation 20 The community of Bowen Island should consider funding a full- or part-time Fire Prevention Officer to address the numerous fire risk issues identified in this plan.
46 Recommendation 22 The Municipality should investigate developing a comprehensive fuel treatment program for municipal lands. Based on the hazardous fuel types identified, detailed fuel management prescriptions should be developed where ownership and tenure do not constrain fuel treatments.
47 Recommendation 23 The Municipality should investigate the potential for fuel management programs on non-municipal lands. In these areas it may be necessary to work closely with the GVRD and the Province as large areas of forest are under their jurisdiction.
48 Recommendation 27 The Municipality should develop a plan for post fire rehabilitation that considers the procurement of seed, seedlings and materials required to regenerate an extensive burn area (500 ha). The focus of initial rehabilitation efforts should be on slope stabilization and infrastructure protection.
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