Fuel Management Quesnel Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP) 2026

The Fuel Management Quesnel Community Wildfire Resiliency Plan (CWRP) 2026 is a solicitation issued by the City of Quesnel in British Columbia to implement fuel treatment across several municipal land units, including DEMO-2, DEMO-4, FTU-5, FTU-10, and FTU-13. The scope of work focuses on reducing wildfire risk through vegetation management, which includes understory and overstory thinning, pruning coniferous trees to a minimum of 2.5 meters or 50 percent of tree height, and reducing surface fuels via chipping, removal, or pile and burn methods. Specific site constraints include the need for frozen-ground mechanical harvesting in FTU-13 to protect sensitive soils and strict prohibitions on pile burning within 50 meters of structures. Contractors must adhere to rigorous safety and professional standards, including conducting Wildlife Danger Tree Assessments per WorkSafe BC OHS Regulations and employing Certified Utility Arborists for trees near powerlines. Key operational requirements include developing a Public Safety and Access Control plan, coordinating with School District 28 for work near Dragon Lake Elementary School, and obtaining necessary burn permits from the Quesnel Fire Department and BCWS. All felled live fir or spruce trees must be removed from the site within four weeks. Performance will be measured against technical targets for woody debris, requiring pieces to be de-limbed and bucked flush to the ground.