Salmon Arm, BC – Forsite Consultants Ltd. (Forsite) has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ember Research Services Ltd. (Ember) to further our commitment to providing industry leading wildfire management services.

Ember has a team of highly experienced fire management personnel and is an industry recognized leader of wildfire management services. This strategic collaboration will align Ember’s technical fire modeling and fire behavior expertise with Forsite’s forest and wildfire management services, supporting the continued growth of the next generation of wildfire management specialists and the ongoing development of innovative solutions in wildfire management.

This strategic collaboration will support Forsite in what has been our demonstrated focus for the last 35 years – that of maximizing value for our clients, supporting robust forest and land management decisions, including wildfire risk.  This collaboration will allow us to further our services to governments, communities, utility companies, the forest sector and more, as they strive to understand and manage wildfire risk.

Forsite will continue to grow business areas where Ember is a recognized leader of wildfire management services, such as:  fire weather and FWI and FBP System expertise; wildfire growth modeling using programs such as Prometheus and Burn-P3; detailed community exposure analysis; wildfire incident support for government agencies and private industry clients; expert witness reports and testimony; and as a source of highly experienced fire management personnel across the country, including fire behaviour specialists, fire weather forecasters and fire research technicians.

Forsite and Ember are committed to excellence and innovation in wildfire management through collaboration, growth and a focus on value for our clients.

“Forsite and Ember have been working together over the last few years providing innovative solutions to clients across Canada.  We look forward to deepening this relationship for the purpose of supporting robust wildfire management decisions for our clients and opportunities for growth for our specialists and our business.” – Randy Spyksma, Senior Planner and Risk Management Specialist, Forsite Consultants Ltd.

“The recent collaboration between Ember and Forsite has demonstrated the synergy of our respective skill sets – to the benefit of our government and private industry clients.” – Brad Armitage, Fire Behaviour Specialist, Ember Research Services Ltd.

Brief:

• Forsite has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ember Research Services Ltd. to further commitment of providing industry leading wildfire management services.
• This strategic collaboration will align Ember’s technical fire modeling and behavior expertise with Forsite’s forest and land management services, supporting the continued growth of the next generation of wildfire management specialists and the ongoing development of innovative solutions in wildfire management.
• Forsite and Ember are committed to excellence and innovation in wildfire management through collaboration, growth and a focus on value for our clients.

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Forsite Consultants Ltd
forsite.ca

Forsite is an integrated forest management company providing value to our clients through innovative, sustainable, and operationally realistic services. We focus on understanding what matters to our clients and their business and then supporting them in success – from strategic analysis to program implementation to field services.

Ember Research Services Ltd.
emberresearch.com

Ember Research Services Ltd. was established in 1994 to provide Wildland fire management services to government and private sector clients. Ember’s staff have over 60 years of combined experience in the fire management field. Services offered include: Wildfire Growth Modeling, Fire Weather Forecasting, Wildfire Incident Support, Wildfire Risk Assessments and Exposure Analysis, Wildfire Management Plans, Development of Wildfire Decision Support Systems, Wildfire Behaviour Reviews, Wildfire Origin and Cause Investigations, Expert Reports and Testimony, Training and Technology Transfer.

Media Contact: Randy Spyksma
Cell: 250-804-6305
Email: rspyksma@forsite.ca

Salmon Arm, BC – Forsite Consultants Ltd. has entered into a Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Ember Research Services Ltd. (Ember) to further our commitment to providing industry leading wildfire management services. Ember has a team of highly experienced fire management personnel and is an industry recognized leader of wildfire management services. This strategic collaboration will align Ember’s technical fire modeling and fire behavior expertise with Forsite’s forest and wildfire management services, supporting the continued growth of the next generation of wildfire management specialists and the ongoing development of innovative solutions in wildfire management. This strategic collaboration will support Forsite in what has been our demonstrated focus for the last 35 years – that of maximizing value for our clients, supporting robust forest and land management decisions, including wildfire risk.  This collaboration will allow us to further our services to governments, communities, utility companies, the forest sector and more, as they strive to understand and manage wildfire risk.