The City of Prince George will be partnering with Simon Fraser University on an Environment and Infrastructure Wildfire Risk Assessment project.
Prince George City Council agreed to be a partner at Monday’s meeting.
According to correspondence from the SFU School of Resource and Environmental Management, the project seeks to learn from community experiences to mitigate wildfire threats to human health and infrastructure.
The team will develop an innovative open-source Physics-Informed Neural Network (PINN) modeling tool to conduct a holistic wildfire risk assessment, generate mitigation solutions, and identify resources for wildfire resilience.
“Current wildfire modeling tools face limitations in their design that prevent a holistic approach to predictive assessment, mitigation, and resource distribution,” the report reads.
“Fire behavior and smoke modeling, and integrated models in next-generation smoke research and forecasting systems will improve evacuation strategies and health advisories, and contribute to more robust power grid management in anticipation of fire-induced disruptions. PINN addresses these multifaceted challenges through an integrated modeling approach that captures the full scope of wildfire impacts.”
Manager of Emergency Programs Tanya Spooner said 12 professors and 17 students will be attached to the project over a three-and-a-half year period.
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