Community Engagement With Proactive Wildfire Management in British Columbia, Canada: Perceptions, Preferences, and Barriers to Action

• Published in: Frontiers in Forests and Global Change
• Main Authors: Kelsey Copes-Gerbitz, Sarah Dickson-Hoyle, Sarah L. Ravensbergen, Shannon M. Hagerman, Lori D. Daniels, Jemina Coutu
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
• Subjects: wildfire preparedness; wildland-urban interface; community capacity; risk perception; wildfire prevention; shared responsibility; Forestry; SD1-669.5; Environmental sciences; GE1-350; Canada; British Columbia; First Nations
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/ffgc.2022.829125; https://doaj.org/article/5da4584a847a4effae4e238b505d2f91

Wildfires in the wildland-urban interface (WUI) are increasingly threatening lives and livelihoods. These growing impacts have prompted a paradigm shift toward proactive wildfire management that prioritizes prevention and preparedness instead of response. Despite this shift, many communities remain...