Ontario Wildland Fire Suppression Cost Rates, Annual Crown Assets

Ontario's Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry sets annual rates for Crown-owned aircraft, vehicles, and equipment used for controlling or extinguishing wildland fires. The dataset likely contains the established cost rates for these assets. It was last updated on April 17, 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze annual cost trends for fire suppression assets based on the described rate-setting process.
• Model government expenditure for wildfire response based on the listed aircraft and equipment rates.
• Compare resource valuation for emergency services across different years based on the annual rate updates.

Strengths

• Data originates from the authoritative Government of Ontario.
• Update timestamp is precisely recorded (2026-04-17 15:41:21.035345).
• Available in CSV format for structured analysis.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Freshness should be verified as the last update date is in the future (2026).

Provenance

Source

Government of Ontario | Gouvernement de l'Ontario

Collection Method

Set annually by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-17 15:41:21.035345; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Ontario, Canada