Legislation Flashcards
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Ministry of forests statutory responsibilities?
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- 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.
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What are statutory obligations?
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Law policy and procedures that are mandatory
2
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Wildfire Management Branch Staff
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- enforce wildfire act
- authority of position
- minister delegation
- Forest Official Designation
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Q
What legislation in place concerns wildfires
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- wildfire act
- wild fire regulation
- Forest and Range practices act
- Open burning smoke control regulation
- Drinking water protection act
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What does the wildfire act and reg.s specify?
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- Specifies responsibility and obligations of persons and gov’t with respect to
- fire use
- fire prevention
- Fire control
- Fire Rehab.
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Where does the wildfire act apply?
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- 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.
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Q
What must be done after every fire???
what does it consist of?
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- 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
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What are some high risk activities?
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- 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.
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How many levels are on the danger scale?
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5 I. very low II. low III. Moderate IV. High V. Extreme
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When is abatement required?
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When woody debris exceeds a certain limit.
