Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch

Identity area

Type of entity

Lower-level Ontario government office (type C)

Authorized form of name

Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch

Parallel form(s) of name

    Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

    • Forest Fire Control Branch

    Other form(s) of name

      Identifiers for corporate bodies

      Description area

      Dates of existence

      1972-1978

      History

      The Forest Fire Control Branch was established at the time of the creation of the Ministry of Natural Resources in 1972. It assumed responsibilities from the former Environmental Protection Branch of the Department of Lands and Forests. The branch formed part of the Field Services Division of the ministry.

      The Forest Fire Control Branch ceased to exist in 1978 when it was merged with the Air Service Branch to form the Aviation and Fire Management Centre.

      Places

      Legal status

      Functions, occupations and activities

      The Forest Fire Control Branch was responsible for the prevention and suppression of forest fires in Ontario, including the training of fire suppression staff, and the assessment of forest fire equipment.

      Address

      Internal structures/genealogy

      General context

      Relationships area

      Related entity

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources (1972-2014)

      Identifier of related entity

      AA17

      Category of relationship

      hierarchical

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Ministry of Natural Resources controls Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch

      Dates of relationship

      1972-1978

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch (1971-1972)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA521

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Environmental Protection Branch is the predecessor of Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Related entity

      Ontario. Aviation and Fire Management Centre (1978-1991)

      Identifier of related entity

      CA620

      Category of relationship

      temporal

      Type of relationship

      Ontario. Aviation and Fire Management Centre is the successor of Ontario. Forest Fire Control Branch

      Dates of relationship

      Description of relationship

      Access points area

      Subject access points

      Place access points

      Epithet

      Control area

      Authority record identifier

      CA538

      Institution identifier

      Rules and/or conventions used

      RAD: Rules for Archival Description, 2nd edn (2008)

      Status

      Approved

      Level of detail

      Dates of creation, revision and deletion

      2026-11-16: migrated to AtoM

      Language(s)

        Script(s)

          Sources

          Annual Reports of the Ministry of Natural Resources

          Maintenance notes

          Archivist(s):
          Nancy Martin, Susan McClure