Canadian Wildland Fire Risk Assessment Framework

The Canadian Wildland Fire Risk Assessment Framework provides a common approach for governments, Indigenous organizations and land managers to understand and assess fire impacts and hazard characteristics of wildland fires across the country. The framework explains key components of wildland fire risk and offers guidance to support consistent and reliable assessments at local, regional and national levels.

The document outlines what to consider when assessing wildland fire risk while enabling users to adapt it to different needs and contexts. It focuses on long-term, landscape-level risk, rather than real-time fire response.

By establishing a common approach, the framework improves how wildland fire risk is understood and compared across Canada, while still allowing flexibility. The framework is meant to evolve over time as new science and tools become available.

By improving consistency and clarity, the framework strengthens decision-making for wildland fire prevention and planning, and supports better policies, safer communities, and more effective wildland fire risk management across the country.