Most forested regions continue to experience less fire than expected (fire deficit)

Fire surpluses tend to occur in the non-forested areas subject (and sometimes contributing) to ecological degradation

Further support for the need for large-scale adaptation and mitigation strategies

Surplus-deficit maps should be compared with fires of recent years

Decades of fire suppression have likely resulted in a fire deficit around many communities in boreal Canada 

Suppression activities can offset the increased fire likelihood…until they don’t

Future fire-fuels interactions create uncertainty

Possibility to prioritize mitigation action, but communities are extremely case specific and resources are often limited