Development & Community Sustainability Services
Post-Emergency Hazard Reports
Following a wildfire, the likelihood of occurrence of landslides, erosion, floods and snow avalanches within or downslope of the burned area can increase. The degree of hazard increase depends on various factors including the burn area, vegetation burn severity, soil burn severity, development of water-repellent soil, slope attributes, local hydrology, and local geomorphic conditions. The trigger for an event is often a significant high intensity rainfall. Elevated landslide and flooding hazards are both short-term (3 to 5 years) and long-term (until full forest regeneration). Short-term hazards relate to soil burn severity, development of water-repellent soil layers, increased overland flows, and sediment bulking. Longer-term hazards relate to increased Equivalent Clearcut Areas (ECAs) as a result of loss of overstory and possible effects of loss of tree root strength.
The following links lead to more specific information regarding post wildfire hazards in the Regional District of Central Kootenay.
- Argenta Creek Wildfire 2024 Level 3 Report
- Mulvey Creek Wildfire 2024
- Komonko Creek Wildfire 2024
- Ponderosa Wildfire 2024
- Argenta Creek Wildfire 2024
- West Kokanee Wildfire 2023 Rev 1
- Monument Creek – Widlfire 2022
- Glacier Creek – Wildfire 2022
- Briggs Creek N70969 – Wildfire 2022
- Cultus Creek Fire N71245 – Wildfire 2021
- Akokli Creek – Wildfire 2021
- Trozzo Creek – Wildfire 2021
- Michaud Creek – Wildfire 2021
- Octopus Creek – Wildfire 2021
- Talbott Creek – Wildfire 2020
- Blacktail Fire – Wildfires 2018
- Blazed Creek Fire – Wildfires 2018
- Syringa Complex (Bulldog, Deer Park, Syringa) – Wildfires 2018
- Harrop Creek Wildfire, August, 2017
- Morley Creek Wildfire, August 12, 2017
- Mount Midgely Wildfire August 15, 2015
- Sitkum Creek / Duhamel Creek Wildfire 2015
- Slocan Park Wildfire 2014
One of the most devastating events in the RDCK occurred in Johnsons Landing on July 12, 2012 when a landslide tore through the community, taking the lives of four people and destroying four homes. A portion of the area remains under a Declaration of a State of Local Emergency.
- Post Wildfire Hazard Assessments Springer and Sitkum Creek Fires
- Sitkum Creek Hazard Assessment Hazards on the Fan
- Sitkum Creek Fan Mitigation Options
- Sitkum Creek Risk Analysis
- Debris Flow Control Structures for Forest Engineering
- What You Can Do After a Wildfire
- Sitkum Creek Post Wildfire Risk Analysis
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