Canadian Prairies TREX Saskatoon, SK October 2022

Описание: The Canadian Prairies Prescribed Fire Exchange and Meewasin held the 1st Canadian Prairies TREX from October 15-21, 2022. This event provided an opportunity for partners to gain skills and build capacity, while simultaneously achieving fire management and ecological goals within Saskatoon and the surrounding landscape. It was also an opportunity to build relationships with partners, share knowledge, and work within a more complex organizational structure, utilizing an Incident Command System.

A total of 40 participants from 11 agencies/organizations- students, conservation staff, wildland fire personnel, and fire departments- participated in the Canadian Prairies TREX, engaging in a diverse variety of training opportunities throughout the week. Trainees were able to work in their respective trainee roles during more than one operational shift with their mentor. Other training opportunities included learning new or different engine and UTV setups, portable pump set-ups, lessons learned from GoPro videos, multiple presentations, a case study, ignition techniques and patterns, and working within a complex burn organization with multiple divisions organized under the Incident Command System (ICS).