Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations - Wildfire Management Branch
International Cooperation
British Columbia's Role in the Global Wildfire Suppression Community
With over 90 years of experience in wildland fire management, the British Columbia Forest Service, Wildfire Management Branch is proud to share its knowledge and expertise in wildland fire control and prevention with the international fire suppression community. The Wildfire Management Branch can provide fire management consulting services, customized fire suppression training and share advice on available equipment and systems technologies. The Wildfire Management Branch has partnered with emergency and land management agencies from several foreign countries on development projects, some of which were funded by the Canadian federal government. These linkages allow British Columbia to play an active role in supporting less developed organizations throughout the world to improve their capabilities to managing wildfire in their respective environments. Since the early 1990s, the British Columbia Forest Service, Wildfire Management Branch has participated in projects throughout Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America. Co-operation has consisted of general information sharing such as tours of our fire control and prevention operations to specific training programs and consulting services contracts. The list of client countries to date consists of: France, Italy, Slovenia, Hungary, Turkey, Greece, Portugal, Spain, Belarus, Russia, Sweden, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, Taiwan, South Korea, China, Ghana, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Chile, Argentina, South Africa, Zambia, New Zealand and Australia. For more information on previous and coming events, view the activity summary and photo gallery. Thank you for your interest in the British Columbia Forest Service, Wildfire Management Branch.Related Information
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