Canada’s wildland fire management agencies are interested in learning about public understanding of wildfire prevention programs and how these programs and prevention messages could be improved. Human-caused wildfires continue to be a problem across Canada resulting in increasing expenditures, inefficient use of resources, and increased damages. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre (CIFFC) in partnership with University of Saskatchewan aims to develop a national prevention campaign that would focus on the prevention and mitigation of human-caused fires.
The study, Needs Assessment: National Wildfire Education Campaign seeks to assess the public’s attitudes and beliefs about wildfire prevention.
Online Survey
The link below will launch a short online survey with 10 questions and should only take about 15 minutes to complete. The survey asks questions about your knowledge of wildfire prevention messaging, and the different types of media by which you find wildfire prevention information.
Results of the survey will help us to establish a more effective education campaign. As the value of our findings depends on your involvement, we would like to thank you for taking time to participate.
The National Wildfire Prevention Survey is now CLOSED.
Survey results will be available in November 2016.
Disclaimer
Participation in this survey is voluntary, and you can decide not to participate at any time by closing your browser, or choose not to answer any questions you don’t feel comfortable with. Survey responses will remain anonymous. Since the survey is anonymous, once it is submitted it cannot be removed. There are no known risks to participating in this survey; however, as with any online-related activity, the risk of breach of confidentiality is possible. We will make every effort to protect the confidentiality and anonymity of every participant, including safely securing and storage of data.
This research project has been approved on ethical grounds by the University of Saskatchewan Research Ethics Board. Any questions regarding your rights as a participant may be addressed to that committee through the Research Services and Ethics Office by calling 306-966-2975. Out of town participants may call toll free 1-888-966-2975.
If you have questions about the project, please contact Principal Investigator Dr. Hayey Hesseln, Associate Professor in the College of Agriculture and Bioresources at the University of Saskatchewan by email: hayley.hesseln@usask.ca or by calling 306-966-8407.