Category: Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee

Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 27, 2020

MLMCF Admin Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee
Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 27, 2020


Fuel treatment works in the John Dahl park area will resume for the week. Manual crews will be thinning, pruning and piling.  Please watch for signage and stay out of these areas. Thank you for your cooperation.

Fuel treatment activities for the Hydro Substation Block, A1, will continue for the week with equipment working forwarding materials and processing.  Manual crews are finishing up phase one works in this unit.

Please stay informed by listening to CHMM the local radio station, reviewing the District Facebook site, the District of Mackenzie Emergency Network and the District of Mackenzie Website.

Ian LeBlanc, Wildfire Projects Coordinator  wpc@mlmcf.ca   250.640.6287  www.mlmcf.ca/wildfires    

The Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee (MWAC) is a partnership of the McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest, District of Mackenzie, McLeod Lake Indian Band, BC Wildfire Service, industry, and stakeholders. We work together to advance and coordinate wildfire protection strategies at the local and landscape levels.

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Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 20, 2020

MLMCF Admin Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee
Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 20, 2020

Fuel treatment works in the John Dahl park area will resume for the week. Equipment will be working in the block as well as on the landing near the water tower processing and loading. Please watch for signage and stay out of these areas. Thank you for your cooperation.

Fuel treatment activities for the Hydro Substation block, A1, will resume for the week with crew and equipment working. 

Please stay informed by listening to CHMM the local radio station, reviewing the District Facebook site, the District of Mackenzie Emergency Network and the District of Mackenzie Website.

Ian LeBlanc, Wildfire Projects Coordinator  wpc@mlmcf.ca   250.640.6287  www.mlmcf.ca/wildfires    

The Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee (MWAC) is a partnership of the McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest, District of Mackenzie, McLeod Lake Indian Band, BC Wildfire Service, industry, and stakeholders. We work together to advance and coordinate wildfire protection strategies at the local and landscape levels.

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Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 13 2020

MLMCF Admin Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee, Press Release
Wildfire Fuel Treatment Update for the Week of January 13 2020

Fuel treatment works in the John Dahl park area will not be conducted this week due to the current cold weather conditions.

Fuel treatment activities for the Hydro Substation block, A1, will not be conducted this week due to the current cold weather conditions.

Depending on temperatures fuel treatments will resume once work conditions become more favourable for machinery and workers.

Please stay informed by listening to CHMM the local radio station, reviewing the District Facebook site, the District of Mackenzie Emergency Network and the District of Mackenzie Website.

Ian LeBlanc, Wildfire Projects Coordinator  wpc@mlmcf.ca   250.640.6287  www.mlmcf.ca/wildfires    

The Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee (MWAC) is a partnership of the McLeod Lake Mackenzie Community Forest, District of Mackenzie, McLeod Lake Indian Band, BC Wildfire Service, industry, and stakeholders. We work together to advance and coordinate wildfire protection strategies at the local and landscape levels.

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Contract Opportunity for Wildfire Fuel Reduction Treatments in Mackenzie

MLMCF Admin Mackenzie Wildfire Advisory Committee, Press Release ,
Contract Opportunity for Wildfire Fuel Reduction Treatments in Mackenzie

The District of Mackenzie invites qualified and experienced firms to submit a proposal for operational wildfire fuel reduction treatments to achieve the targets and objectives of the “District of Mackenzie Fuel Management Prescription (FMP), Amendment #2” (attached).

The purpose of this project is to carry out operational fuel treatment activities as prescribed in the FMP developed for the District in Treatment Units DAHL -1, DAHL-2 and A1 (see attached maps). The successful proponent will be responsible for:

  • Cutting and removal of trees prescribed for removal.
  • Control of vehicle (car, ATV, motor bike, etc) and non-motorized (pedestrian, bicycle, horse, etc) traffic in and around the vicinity of fuel treatment operations.
  • Pruning of trees intended to be retained, cutting brush to be removed, and bucking, chipping, and removal of debris.
  • Management of debris created during operations.

For details, see the Request for Proposals documents:

Request for Proposals: Wildfire Fuel Reduction Treatment Project
Attachment #1 – Fuel Management Prescription
Attachment #2 – Maps

Questions and Answers #1

Questions and Answers #2

Deadline for proposal submissions is August 22, 2019 4:00 pm.

Proponents are required to attend a mandatory site viewing on Wednesday August 7, 2019 10:00 am. The site viewing will commence from the Little Mac Ski Hill at the end of Laurier Drive in Mackenzie.