Prince George & Area

The Prince George & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable was created to support effective coordination and communication of roles among the organizations responsible for different aspects of wildfire preparedness in the region.

See the work that’s underway!

A breakout session at the first meeting of the Prince George & Area Roundtable in 2023. Photo: Tasha Peterson

The City of Prince George and the surrounding communities faced a devastating wildfire season in 2023. There were 672 fires (through October) and nearly 2.3 million hectares of forest and other land cover burned.

The Prince George & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable, created in November 2023, helps ensure good coordination and communication about “who’s doing what” in regard to wildfire preparedness including, but not limited to:

  • FireSmart education
  • Fuel management
  • Resources and capacity – volunteer fire departments, ranchers, agriculture sector, forest industry
  • Timber harvesting opportunities
  • First Nations traditional burning

Roundtable activities include support for implementation of the 2018 Prince George Community Wildfire Protection Plan and other such plans as they are developed across the region.

Draft Area of Interest Maps

The following map shows the areas of interest (both draft and finalized) for BC’s community wildfire roundtables as of late 2023.

These maps focus on the draft area of interest for the Prince George and Area Roundtable:

Roundtable Composition

The Roundtable is composed of representatives of organizations involved in all aspects of wildfire preparedness and risk reduction in the area. These include:

  • City of Prince George
  • Regional District of Fraser-Fort George
  • Lheidli T’enneh First Nation
  • McLeod Lake Band
  • Ministry of Forests
  • Ministry of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship
  • Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness
  • Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure
  • BC Wildfire Service and community liaisons
  • FireSmart Educator (RDFFG)
  • First Nations’ Emergency Services Society
  • BC Ambulance
  • BC Emergency Health Services
  • Service Canada
  • Utility companies
  • Telecommunications
  • BC Parks
  • University of Northern BC (climate science)
  • Northern BC Tourism Association
  • Rec Sites (Trails BC)
  • BC Energy Regulator
  • Oil and Gas Industry
  • BC Mining Association
  • Forest industry (major licensees, BC Timber Sales, woodlot licensees, community forests)
  • Volunteer fire departments (whether within a local government, Improvement District, or independent)
  • BC Cattlemen’s Association
  • Other sectors organizations, individuals or businesses that have infrastructure to protect, or resources or capacity to provide (e.g., search and rescue, agriculture organization, communications companies

Terms of Reference

A Roundtable meeting in October 2024. Find meeting materials below.

Meeting Materials

Contact

The Roundtable is facilitated by the Fraser Basin Council, with funding from the BC Wildfire Service.

For more information, please contact:

Patience Rakochy

Regional Program Lead, Fraser Basin Council