Clearwater & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable

About the Roundtable

The Clearwater and Area Community Wildfire Roundtable began work in October, 2019. Building on the current District of Clearwater Community Wildfire Protection Plan and Wells Gray Community Forest Landscape Fire Management Plan, the Roundtable works to bring together volunteer fire departments, fire brigades and others in the forest industry and to facilitate communication and coordination among the organizations responsible for wildfire preparedness and risk reduction in the region.

Maps of Clearwater & Area

Area of Interest Map

The area covered by the Clearwater & Area Roundtable is shown on this Area of Interest map. It spans from the Upper Clearwater community, surrounded by Wells Gray Park in the north, to Vavenby/Birch Island in the east, and south to Darfield and Chu Chua. Click map to enlarge.

Fuel Management Program and Fire Threat Rating Maps

• Map: Clearwater and Area Fuel Management Program (1:100,000, satellite imagery)
• Map: Clearwater and Area Fuel Management Program (1:50,000, topographic)
• Map: Clearwater and Area Fuel Management Program (1:50,000, satellite imagery)
• Map: Clearwater 2019 Fire Threat Rating

Community Wildfire Protection Plans

• District of Clearwater & Area Community Wildfire Protection Plan
• Wells Gray Community Forest Landscape Fire Management Plan
• Wells Gray Provincial Park Wildfire Risk Management Plan
  Management Strategies referenced in the plan:
  
  
  • Management Strategy 1: Clearwater Valley Corridor
  • Management Strategy 2: Evacuation
  • Management Strategy 3: First Nations
  • Management Strategy 4: Communications
  • Management Strategy 5: Helipads and Muster Points
  • Management Strategy 6: Wells Gray Fire Management Plan
  • Management Strategy 7: Ecological Values
  • Management Strategy 8: Implementation

Roundtable Composition

The following governments and organizations are part of the Roundtable:

• District of Clearwater
• Thompson-Nicola Regional District
• Simpcw First Nation, Simpcw Resource Group
• BC Ministry of Forests, Lands, Natural Resource Operations and Rural Development
• BC Wildfire Service
• BC Parks
• Forest industry – Wells Gray Community Forest, West Fraser, Interfor, BC Timber Sales, Gilbert Smith Forest Products, various woodlot licensees,
• Volunteer Fire Departments – Clearwater, Vavenby, Blackpool, Little Fort
• Upper Clearwater Fire Brigade

Terms of Reference

• Terms of Reference (January 23, 2020)

Meeting Materials

Summaries

• Summary of February 27, 2024 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of November 2, 2023 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of February 14, 2023 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of November 18, 2022 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of May 24, 2022 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of February 24, 2022 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of November 10, 2021 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of May 5, 2021 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of February 2, 2021 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of January 29, 2020 Roundtable meeting
• Summary of October 9, 2019 Roundtable meeting

Background Materials

•  FESBC Presentation slide deck (Feb 27, 2024)

Contact Us

The Clearwater & Area Community Wildfire Roundtable is facilitated by the Fraser Basin Council. You can reach the Roundtable by contacting:

Mike Simpson, Consultant to the Fraser Basin Council
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