General information related to the SmartDriver SmartDriver for Forestry Trucks, a training program developed by FPInnovations - Feric Division with funding from Natural Resources Canada’s ecoEnergy for Fleets program, covers all This guide is a quick summary of some of the key points covered in the SmartDriver for Forestry Trucks program.
In May of 2009, FPInnovations, at the request of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, Forestry Division (ASRD), conducted a series of drop tests with the amphibious Air Tractor AT-802F (the “Fireboss”) and the Canadair CL-215 at the Abbotsford Airport in British Columbia, Canada. ASRD uses the amphibious Air Tractor AT-802F and the Canadair CL-215 as part of its airtanker fleet for aerial wildfire suppression. The amphibious AT-802F has a smaller tank capacity than the CL-215, so many have wondered about the ground coverage capabilities of the AT-802F compared to the CL-215.
This project was completed on contract for ASRD. For more information, please contact wildfiregroup@fpinnovations.ca.
Advisory Member(s): Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development
Abstract: The Air Tractor AT-802F is currently used by Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba and New Brunswick for aerial fire suppression. In 2008, engineers at Conair Group Inc. designed a new tank gating system to improve the fire fighting performance of the AT-802F. In May 2009, FPInnovations, at the request of Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, conducted a series of drop tests at the Abbotsford Airport in British Columbia, Canada with the amphibious Air Tractor AT-802F, using both Conair’s new gating system and the standard gate system.
This project was completed on contract for ASRD. For more information, please contact wildfiregroup@fpinnovations.ca.
Advisory Member(s): Alberta Agriculture, Forestry and Rural Economic Development
Wind events are the primary cause of wildland fire blow-up situations. In the absence of wind, instances of wildland fire blow-up conditions have been correlated to the occurrence of super adiabatic lapse rates. Temperature lapse rate data are used little in Canada because of the coarseness of data collection points; there are only four such collection locations in British Columbia with twice daily measurements. The Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS) network has greatly increased the ability to obtain more relevant local weather information. However, because distances between individual stations can still be in excess of 100 kilometres, potentially important information of actual local conditions cannot always be captured. The USB-502 data logger can be used to give ready access to more localized and timely information, which has been a longstanding desire expressed by fire managers.
Advisory Member(s): BC Wildfire Service
Forest companies in Canada frequently store large quantities of logs in permanent or temporary yards. Protecting these logs from fire is important because they represent a significant financial investment and are critical inventory for mills. The best practices contained within this report emerged from FPInnovations’ ongoing efforts to find solutions for protecting stored logs from fire.
This article is the fourth in a series presenting different aspects of aspects of research conducted at the Canadian Service (CFS) and FPInnovations and FPInnovations in the area of forest forest biomass.
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Cet article est le quatrième d’une série présentant différents aspects de la recherche effectuée au Service canadien des forêts (SCF) et chez FPInnovations dans le domaine de la biomasse forestière.
Plani-S offers those responsible for the construction and maintenance of forest roads (forest industry, wildlife stakeholders, municipalities, etc.) the necessary information on the means available to them to better manage their water crossings. More specifically, they will obtain practical information on: the calculation of stream flow; proper installation of stream crossings; existing erosion control products; and maintenance and inspection of stream crossings.
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Plani-S offre aux responsables de la construction et de l’entretien de chemins forestiers (industrie forestière, intervenants fauniques, municipalités, etc.) l’information nécessaire sur les moyens mis à leur disposition pour mieux gérer leurs traverses de cours d’eau. Plus précisément, ils obtiendront des renseignements pratiques sur: le calcul du débit des cours d’eau; l’installation adéquate des traverses de cours d’eau; les produits existants pour le contrôle de l’érosion; et l’entretien et l’inspection des traverses de cours d’eau.
Forest biomass can be used to produce biofuels in solid, liquid and gaseous form. This article focuses on solid fuels and the feeding of cogeneration plants and institutional boiler rooms. Liquid and gaseous fuels will be the subject of future articles in this series.
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La biomasse forestière permet de produire des biocombustibles sous forme solide, liquide et gazeuse. Cet article porte sur les combustibles solides et l’alimentation des centrales de cogénération et des chaufferies institutionnelles. Les combustibles liquides et gazeux feront l’objet des prochains articles de cette série.
