Circumpolar Wildland Fire Operational Baseline Report
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Issue Date
2025-05-12
Authors
Emergency Prevention, Preparedness, and Response (EPPR)
Subject
Abstract
The Arctic is experiencing unprecedented ecosystem changes and warming, and subsequently, extreme wildfire events in all eight Arctic states. Wildland firefighting resources and information are often shared between some Arctic States such as Canada and the United States. However, a forum by which all eight Arctic states can collaborate for the
purposes of wildland fire preparedness, mitigation, and response is conspicuously absent and offers an opportunity to fill this initial research gap. The impacts of wildland fires are a shared northern problem for both the Arctic States and the Permanent Participants. Issues ranging from carbon release and permafrost degradation to smoke impacts increasingly represent cross-border challenges facing many stakeholders, including Arctic states and Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council. The research goal of this report is to determine a baseline understanding of operational capabilities and information sources for wildland fire response available in each Arctic State.