David Chorneyko

Currently running for GFPID Trustee

Lytton Fire Report

The Lytton fire is a pivotal event for wildland fire thinking. Before this fire, much of the focus was on forest fuels. Yet this fire burned the town down in a couple of hours, and there was basically no forest. Forest fuels are still an important component of interface fire risk, but the root problem is one of ignition potential. The pathways for fire to ignite the structure. Since the Lytton fire there is now a much bigger focus on preventing wildland fires from igniting the structure. Embers and now the enemy.

All in all, this is a good report and well worth some attention.

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ABOUT ME

I’ve spent 16 of the last 18 years as a structural firefighter, eight years on Gabriola and eight years with the City of Kimberley. My formal education is a BSc in Chemical Engineering and have worked in heavy industry for 20 years. I’ve been involved with or watched the Gabriola fire department over the last ten years, and it drives me nuts. The shenanigans are astounding. I also think it is getting worse, not better. This is me stepping up and trying to make a positive contribution. It’s hard to say if I can or not, the forces of goofyism that I will be up against, are pretty strong.