WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity for Use in Fire Management (WFS-RSC) Program

About this program

Supports Canadian wildland fire agencies, Indigenous entities, and emergency management organizations in building remote sensing capacity and enhancing their use of WildFireSat Earth observation data products. The program provides up to 75% funding for approved project costs spanning training, software/hardware, salaries, and data processing.

What this program funds

Natural Resources Canada runs the WildFireSat Remote Sensing Capacity for Use in Fire Management program, which funds projects that help wildland fire agencies and emergency management organizations use WildFireSat Earth observation data in their operations. The program supports training, expertise development, technology alignment, and organizational capacity building in remote sensing for fire management.

Provincial and territorial wildland fire management agencies, Indigenous wildland fire management and stewardship entities, emergency management organizations, the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, and the Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs are eligible to apply. The program provides up to 75% funding for eligible projects.

A total of 6 million dollars is available over three years, distributed across fiscal years 2026–2027 to 2028–2029. Applications are accepted on a rolling basis.

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