Assessing fuel structure in hurricane-impacted stands on the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada

We present a dataset of measurements and observations of combustible live and dead vegetation (also known as fuel structure) in eight stands impacted by hurricanes along the north shore of Prince Edward Island, Canada. We collected fuel structure data by applying the Next-Generation Fuels sampling protocol associated with the Next-Generation Canadian Forest Fire Danger Rating System. The main application for this database is to permit the comparison of fuel structure across the different stands. Additional applications include estimating potential fire behaviour under specific fire-weather conditions and informing local to national fuel type mapping when combined with remote sensing products.

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Last Updated April 17, 2026, 18:24 (UTC)
Created April 17, 2026, 18:24 (UTC)
contact_email kyle.akmens@nrcan-rncan.gc.ca
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criticality_level ["aboriginal_peoples", "general_public", "government", "media", "nongovernmental_organizations", "rural_community", "scientists", "students", "women"]
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open_canada_date_published 2025-08-20 00:00:00
open_canada_keywords {"en": ["fuel structure", "fire behaviour"], "fr": ["structure du combustible", "comportement du feu"]}
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title_fr Évaluation de la structure des combustibles dans des peuplements impactés par ouragan sur la côte nord de l'Île-du-Prince-Édouard, Canada
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