Final report from the Flat Top Complex Wildfire Review Committee

Summary: More Albertans are choosing to live, work, and play throughout the forested regions of the province, with investment and activity in Alberta's wildlands accelerating. Experts say that climate change is increasing the wildfire threat, some aspects of which are already measureable with longer fire seasons and more extreme weather. Aging coniferous forests dominate more of the landscape, which means Alberta's forests are likely more flammable than they were even 50 years ago. As a result, the risk of wildfires, and the threat they pose to lives, homes, communities, and industry is increasing. Public expectations for personal safety and the security of their property are also heightened, at the same time that budgets for public services are constrained. These factors challenge wildfire management organizations around the world.