We want to hear from you!
Your voice brings valuable insight that can help shape the future of fire monitoring in Canada.
This survey is part of a national study led by the Canadian Forest Service – Natural Resources Canada, aimed at better understanding the experiences, challenges, and barriers faced by fire monitoring professionals across the country. Your input is critical to a broader effort to identify communication gaps and improve collaboration within the fire monitoring community. By participating, you’ll help shape more coordinated, collaborative and inclusive approaches to fire monitoring in Canada.
Who is this survey for?
We want to hear from individuals (18+) who are currently or who have worked in fire monitoring. This includes anyone involved in detecting, observing, tracking, or assessing fire conditions at any stage, whether through research, operations, Indigenous stewardship, public service, or private industry. If you have previously lived in Canada but are no longer based here, we’d still love to hear from you in a dedicated section of the survey. Your experiences, no matter your role or location, are important to understanding and improving collaboration in this field.
What’s in it for you?
What’s in it for you?
By participating, you’ll have the opportunity to contribute to national conversations on wildfire monitoring and management, highlight challenges you’ve faced, and help shape solutions that are grounded in real-world experiences. The insights you share will inform practical recommendations and resources that participants can apply in their own workplaces. You’ll also have the option to receive updates about the project and its findings, including the development of a framework to support underserved professionals in Canada’s fire monitoring community.
What to expect?
This survey should take approximately 20-30 minutes to complete and includes 4 sections for most participants (or just 1 short section for those not currently based in Canada). The survey will cover topics such as hurdles to collaboration, networks and identity. At the end of the survey, you will have the option to volunteer for a future follow-up interview to further discuss your experiences and help deepen our understanding of barriers to collaboration. Participation is entirely voluntary, and if you need to, you can stop the survey at any time before submitting if you choose not to continue. All questions are entirely optional. For any questions you don’t feel comfortable answering, or would like to skip, there will be a ‘prefer not to say’ option provided.
Participation, Privacy, and Data Use
This research is being conducted with ethics approval from the Grenfell Campus Research Ethics Board (GC-REB) at Memorial University. For any questions about your rights as a participant, contact the board at gcethics@mun.ca. The survey consent form can be accessed via this link: Downloadable Survey Consent Form. We recognize that some questions may be sensitive, and you are encouraged to share only what you feel comfortable disclosing. All responses will remain anonymous and will be handled with the highest level of confidentiality and care. Survey data will help inform future recommendations and resources to strengthen collaboration in fire monitoring.
If you have questions or need further support, please reach out to project team member Leah MacPherson at uactorsproject-uacteursprojet@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca or leah.macpherson@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca, who is facilitating this survey under the supervision of Dr. Morgan Crowley and Dr. Lucas Brehaut of the Canadian Forest Service.
Thank you for participating! We value your perspectives and input. Each response brings us closer to understanding and supporting stronger collaborations in fire monitoring. Responses are sought by 1 October 2025.