1. BlueSky Canada Team Meeting Summary of Day 1 Kerry Anderson (NRCan) 1

2. Smoke Forecasts from Wildland Fires for Canada Review of Last Year’s Goals Kerry Anderson (NRCan), Jed Cochrane (Parks Canada), Al Pankratz (Environment Canada), Steve Sakiyama (BC Ministry of Environment), Roland Stull (UBC) 2

3. Fiscal Year 1 Much of the plan for fiscal year was setting the stage for the project. This included: Developing the program charter,Developing the program charter, Putting contracts with UBC and STI in place,Putting contracts with UBC and STI in place, Purchasing computing resources,Purchasing computing resources, Running the BlueSky system for Western Canada,Running the BlueSky system for Western Canada, OutreachOutreach

7. Smoke Forecasts from Wildland Fires for Canada Review of Next Year’s Goals Kerry Anderson (NRCan), Jed Cochrane (Parks Canada), Al Pankratz (Environment Canada), Steve Sakiyama (BC Ministry of Environment), Roland Stull (UBC) 7

8. Fiscal Year 2 Plans for year 2 include: Running the BlueSky system for Eastern and Western Canada,Running the BlueSky system for Eastern and Western Canada, National Smoke Forum, Halifax 2014National Smoke Forum, Halifax 2014 Implementation of the CFFEPS componentImplementation of the CFFEPS component Investigate new research topics to improve the forecastingInvestigate new research topics to improve the forecasting Investigate health effectsInvestigate health effects Continued OutreachContinued Outreach

16. Conducted by: Nikolas Krstic, Dr. Sarah Henderson and Jiayun Yao http://alg.umbc.edu/usaq/images/892010~112150_DSC_3710.JPG

17. Monitor PM Remote sensing aerosol Remote sensing fire Remote sensing smokeVenting index Remote sensing data can help!

18. 2013 refinements to BCAMS

23. Feb 2014 Blue Sky Playground evaluation Objective: Undertake 2 informal evaluations 1)Forecasting: Compare Blue Sky Playground with HYSPLIT as a forecasting tool. 1)Planning: Evaluate Blue Sky Playground as a prescribed fire planning tool

24. Whitemud PB 340Ha May 14, 2013: PLAYGROUND at 9PM

25. Whitemud PB 340Ha May 14, 2013: PLAYGROUND Whitemud PB 340Ha May 14, 2013: HYSPLIT at 9PM Whitemud PB 340Ha May 14, 2013: HYSPLIT at 9PM

26. Canadian Forest Fire Emissions Prediction System The Canadian Forest Fire Emissions Prediction System (CFFEPS) will be a new module compatible with the Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System used to predict smoke plume dynamics and emissions.

27. BlueSky Canada In 2013, funding from the Canadian Safety and Security Program (CSSP) provided an opportunity to develop a national system. The intended output will be the creation of national smoke forecast products and tools useful for providing information to the public. 27