2025 Alberta Fireline and Mobile Equipment Contract- extension

Introduction

Forestry and Parks; Forest Operations Branch (formerly the Wildfire Management Branch), is committed to engaging with contractors and understanding their diverse perspectives as it prepares to develop a new Fireline and Mobile Equipment Contract (the Contract), which will replace the current contract set to expire March 31, 2026.

This survey provides past and present contractors with the opportunity to share their opinions on any barriers to signing a contract, or once signed, barriers to accept work under a contract. This includes business owners, operations managers, and the operators who were deployed for wildfire. This will help government to understand the diverse perspectives of those contractors and inform the development of the next contract so that it meets the needs of both contractors and government while helping the Forest Operations Branch meet its mandate to keep Albertans and their property safe from wildfires.

There are three sections in this survey and a total of 21 questions:

Section 1 – About you
Section 2 – Aspects of the contract
Section 3 – Future considerations and final thoughts

How to complete the survey

To navigate within the survey, please use the back and next button at the bottom of the survey. Please DO NOT press the back button on your browser or your responses will be lost.
If you are unable to complete the survey in one sitting and want to return later, you will have an option to save your progress.
Please be as specific as possible in your responses.
You may skip any question you do not want to answer.

NOTE: create an account to save your progress.

If you have any questions about this survey or the engagement process, please contact wildfireinfo@gov.ab.ca.

The time it takes to complete the survey will vary due to the open-ended questions and closes March 14, 2025.

Thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

Collection Statement

Your privacy is important

The views or opinions you provide, as well as the personal information about you, are protected by the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy (FOIP) Act. We are collecting this information to assist in the development of the heavy equipment program and for revising the decisions related to updating the current provincial Fireline and Mobile Equipment Contract, Alberta Forestry and Parks as authorized by Section 33(c) of the FOIP Act.

We will not use or disclose your personal information for any other purpose without your written consent or unless required to do so by law. If you have questions about how we collect or use your information, contact the Wildfire Information Officer at wildfireinfo@gov.ab.ca or mail to J. G. O’Donoghue Building, 7000 113 Street, Edmonton, AB, T6H 5T6.

Please do not submit responses that include personal information about other people.