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宾蒂克顿市对减少野火风险的综合方法
Miyoko McKeown1, Brittany Seibert2
1City of Penticton.
Journal of business continuity & emergency planning
|February 29, 2024
概括
不列颠哥伦比亚省面临严重的野火季节,需要主动降低风险. 宾蒂克顿市实施了一项整体的野火风险管理计划,使用FireSmart原则和应急管理策略来保护其社区.
科学领域:
- 环境科学 环境科学
- 灾害管理 灾害管理
- 城市规划 城市规划
背景情况:
- 在2017-2023年期间,不列颠哥伦比亚省经历了多次严重的野火季节,造成了重大的环境和社会经济损害.
- 像Kelowna,Fort McMurray和Lytton这样的社区因野火遭受了毁灭性的损失,突出了迫切需要有效的风险降低策略.
- 位于高风险野火区的宾蒂克顿市优先考虑减轻对居民,企业和基础设施的野火影响.
研究的目的:
- 详细介绍宾蒂克顿市对减少野火风险的综合方法.
- 展示FireSmart原则和应急管理支柱在市政府野火减灾计划中的整合.
- 分享经验教训,并为其他面临类似野火威胁的地方当局提供建议.
主要方法:
- 与FireSmart计划的七个学科保持一致.
- 整合紧急管理的四大支柱:预防,缓解,准备和应对.
- 实施教育,土地利用规划,植被管理,应急规划和机构间合作等方面的倡议.
主要成果:
- 宾蒂克顿市制定了一个整体的野火风险管理计划.
- 消防部门,FireSmart团队和紧急方案之间的成功合作.
- 确定在野火减缓工作中遇到的具体挑战和取得的成功.
结论:
- 结合FireSmart和应急管理的积极,综合的方法对于有效减少野火风险至关重要.
- 交叉培训和机构间合作对于具有凝聚力和响应力的野火管理战略至关重要.
- 宾蒂克顿模型为其他社区提供了有价值的见解和建议,旨在提高其野火抵御能力.
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