WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT

• DIAMOND HEAD BROCHURE (2011)

Diamond Head Consulting Project Highlights

• Environmental Services for the Town of Comox Official Community Plan
• City of Burnaby Invasive Plant Inventory and Habitat Restoration Plan
• City of Duncan Urban Forest Strategy
• Fish Habitat Compensation Planting Plans for the Gateway Program Port Mann/Highway 1
• City of Surrey Habitat Restoration Strategy for Riparian Areas and Detention Ponds

WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT

Diamond Head Consulting Ltd. has remained at the forefront of wildfire management planning in BC. We have been developing comprehensive urban interface wildfire management plans for a range of municipalities and developers across BC. These plans include a detailed assessment of wildfire risk and recommended treatment options for mitigating these risks over the long term.

Recent plans include:

• District of Sparwood
• District of Elkford
• City of North Vancouver
• City of Prince George
• City of Kelowna - recently updated to include the effect of beetle kill

COMPREHENSIVE ECOSYSTEM BASED MANAGEMENT PLANS

• Municipalities
• Urban developments
• Protected areas
• Natural resources

WILDFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENTS

Including:

• Fire behavior analysis
• The risks of ignition
• Suppression constraints
• Risk to structures and human lives
• Risk to critical natural features

URBAN INTERFACE FIRE HAZARD ABATEMENT STRATEGIES

FUELS MANAGEMENT PLANNING

Including:

• Mechanical fuels reduction
• Prescribed burns
• Suppression constraints
• Risk to structures and human lives
• Risk to critical natural features

NATURAL DISTURBANCE REGIME ANALYSIS

EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS AND PROTOCOL

PUBLIC EDUATION PROGRAMS

BASIC FIRE SUPPRESSION TRAINING

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