Political
Questions:
Should the Okanagan Mountain Park Forest have been managed differently to prevent such a
large fire (i.e. controlled burns to reduce the fuel on
the ground)?
Note: The provincial
government planned to return to a policy of controlled burns in the fall 2003 or early spring
2004. During the previous ten to fifteen years prescribed
burning was frowned upon due in
part to public dislike for smoke (Fong).
Will there be lawsuits by fire victims against the provincial government stemming from allegations of
mismanagement of the
forest?
Will there be an investigation into whether or not more could have been done to prevent the fire from
spreading in the first place?