Guidelines for developing an Operational Fuel Management Project Proposal

Potential operational fuel management projects will have been identified within your CWPP, and you may already have tested potential methodologies by way of a pilot project. When there is more than one area of concern however, you may need to consider who the other stakeholders are when determining which potential project should proceed.

It may be easier to proceed with treatments when there is an opportunity to establish partnerships and create opportunities with other agencies, industry, First Nations, and neighbouring local governments.

For example, prescribed burning is sometimes used in ecosystem restoration. By partnering with an agency involved in such a venture, both the objective of community safety and the promotion of healthy forest ecosystems are equally realized.

Alternatively, your proposed treatment area may fall within an existing forest licensee’s operating area. In this case, the company may wish to collaborate with the community in the interest of community safety, to remove high risk fuels within existing harvesting operations.

Your application should include an outline of the project to be undertaken, including objectives, area to be treated and treatment maintenance recommendations. To illustrate details of your project, we would expect that your application would include the following elements: