FRST14B
Module 14B: Forest Fire Management (Optional)
Outcome
Investigate forest fire management.
Indicators
(a) Identify language used within forest fire management (e.g., fire status, contained, values protection, monitored and cultural values of the landscape).
(b) Discuss the role of a controlled burn in forest fire management (e.g., impact on plant diseases and prevention of wildfires).
(c) Explain the impact forest fires have on wildlife.
(d) Identify agencies that collaborate and share resources to assist with forest fire management in Canada.
(e) Evaluate different forest fire management strategies and factors used to prioritize fires (e.g., location of fire, communities, infrastructure, timber and industry).
(f) Describe the six levels used to rank forest fires and how they impact response strategies.
(g) Research how First Nations and Métis communities have used natural fire management in the past and present day.
(h) Explore the knowledge of Elders and Knowledge Keepers on natural forest fire management used in First Nations and Métis communities in Saskatchewan.
(i) Reflect on forest fire management techniques (e.g., controlled burn, natural forest fire management) and how these techniques may differ based on worldviews (e.g., First Nations and Métis).
(j) Analyze how public perception or media portrayal of forest fire management has changed over time (e.g., Smoky the Bear campaign).
(k) Investigate the existence of old and very old forests in Saskatchewan.
(l) Explain the impact of fire prevention in provincial and national parks.
(m) Discuss how fire history maps from 1945 to the present in Saskatchewan and Canada help inform forest fire management today.
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