Our Purpose is to deliver
practical solutions for living
well with wildfire
Since 2001, the FPInnovations Wildfire Operations group has provided empirical research to provincial, territorial, and federal wildfire agencies.
Our group is dedicated to producing evidence-based research to aid operational decision making with our partners and supporters.
Driven by our purpose to deliver practical solutions for living well with wildfire, we seek to develop innovative strategies, lower wildfire risks, enhance suppression tactics, and support recovery efforts, promoting more resilient forests and communities.
Our team of researchers combines several years of wildfire operational experience with strong research and management skills. The unique capabilities and personalities of our team members allow us to be innovative and adaptable, and our small size allows us to be responsive to members’ research needs.
Aviation in wildfire operations, wildland fire chemicals, thermography, equipment testing and evaluation.
Razim Refai
Manager
Firefighter safety, fire behaviour analysis and community protection.
Greg Baxter
Senior Researcher
Wildfire detection, equipment and service evaluation, project management, information systems and databases.
Rex Hsieh
Senior Researcher
Fuel treatment efficacy, fire behavior analysis and community protection.
Steve Hvenegaard
Senior Researcher
Fuel load, fire behavior, technology evaluations for wildfire operations, and utilizing RPAS for research and operations.
Brandon MacKinnon
Senior Researcher
Operational firefighting, wildfire case studies specialist, operational fire behavior analysis and wildfire fuel treatment research.
Andrew Stack
Researcher
Fuel treatment efficacy, operational fire fighting, and community protection.
Greg Griffiths
Researcher
Wildfire suppression and responses, risk management and operations, fire road planning, legal documentation and wildfire crew leader experience.
Robin Tremblay
Researcher
Silviculture and fibre supply systems overlapping with wildfire risk reduction, Registered Professional Forester and Certified Wildland Fire Ecologist.
Brianna Brochez
Researcher
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Proposals must be received in by September in order to be considered for the next field season. If you are seeking to submit outside this time period please contact: wildfire@fpinnovations.ca
