Table 1 Profiles of the 33 communities at high risk from wildfire

From: Integrating fire-smart fuels management with bioenergy benefits remote and Indigenous communities in Canada

Community profile			Biomass available for fuel treatment (BAFT) and fuel treatment areas (FTA)					Theoretical biomass needs to meet AED (raw biomass)				Operational biomass needs to meet AED (pellets)
Community^a	Population (census 2022)	Annual energy demand (MWh yr⁻¹)	Total biomass within 10 km (odt)	Total BAFT (odt)	% BAFT of total biomass within 10-km	Mean biomass density (odt ha⁻¹)	FTA(ha)	Biomass need (odt yr⁻¹)	% of biomass need of total BAFT	Area to be treated annually (ha)	% of FTA to meet AED	Biomass need (odt yr⁻¹)	% of biomass need of total BAFT	Area to be treated annually (ha)	FTA needed to meet AED (%)
Aklavik, NT	590	3192	5,840,056	282,425	5	28	893	602	0.213	21	2.372	798	0.283	28	3.140
Clova, QC	100	788	23,015,654	12,420,047	54	83	13,486	149	0.001	2	0.012	197	0.002	2	0.020
Colville Lake, NT	129	627	4,609,341	606,055	13	19	2852	118	0.019	6	0.222	157	0.026	8	0.290
Délı̨nę, NT	533	2756	3,041,722	723,866	24	15	4368	520	0.072	35	0.801	689	0.095	46	1.060
Deer Lake, ON	1083	5333	19,743,858	4,929,318	25	80	5516	1006	0.020	13	0.236	1333	0.027	17	0.300
Fort Chipewyan, AB	853	12,843	10,983,172	4,026,595	37	51	7075	2423	0.060	47	0.671	3211	0.080	63	0.890
Fort Good Hope, NT	516	2749	3,064,647	674,561	22	9	6722	519	0.077	57	0.851	687	0.102	76	1.130
Fort Hope, ON	1548	9181^b	13,947,827	2,823,776	20	58	4414	1732	0.061	30	0.680	2295	0.081	40	0.900
Fort Liard, NT	500	2279	28,611,253	5,272,283	18	88	5421	430	0.008	5	0.092	570	0.011	7	0.120
Fort McPherson, NT	700	3459	7,355,811	1,617,268	22	24	5999	653	0.040	27	0.450	865	0.053	36	0.590
Fort Providence, NT	695	3123	15,095,833	6,076,099	40	58	9376	589	0.010	10	0.111	781	0.013	13	0.140
Fort Simpson, NT	1202	7529	12,022,865	7,162,220	60	45	14,199	1421	0.020	31	0.220	1882	0.026	41	0.290
Keewaywin, NT	577	3446^b	13,976,220	3,720,740	27	71	4747	650	0.017	9	0.190	861	0.023	12	0.260
Kingfisher Lake, ON	535	2724	15,344,688	5,821,303	38	61	8596	514	0.009	8	0.100	681	0.012	11	0.130
Kitchenuhmaykoosib, ON	1156	6402	7,153,687	1,931,046	27	46	3815	1208	0.063	27	0.700	1601	0.083	35	0.920
Kuujjuaq, QC	2754	20,333	8,645,587	2,225,163	26	37	5405	3836	0.172	104	1.924	5083	0.228	137	2.540
Lac-Rapide, QC	854	5082^b	26,332,079	6,525,130	25	106	5532	959	0.015	9	0.163	1271	0.019	12	0.220
Łutselk’e, NT	303	1827^b	3,427,039	1,097,486	32	24	4158	345	0.031	15	0.359	457	0.042	19	0.460
Muskrat Dam Lake, ON	234	1420^b	19,778,496	6,375,860	32	73	7841	268	0.004	4	0.051	355	0.006	5	0.060
Neskantaga, ON	237	2122	16,164,314	3,618,821	22	68	4776	400	0.011	6	0.126	531	0.015	8	0.160
North Spirit Lake, ON	440	2637^b	20,682,771	6,292,740	30	88	6441	497	0.008	6	0.093	659	0.010	7	0.120
Ogoki, ON	389	2016	5,967,532	1,028,954	17	26	3519	380	0.037	14	0.410	504	0.049	19	0.540
Poplar Hill, ON	601	3588^b	22,930,738	2,758,922	12	80	3120	677	0.025	9	0.272	897	0.033	11	0.360
Sachigo Lake, ON	547	3299	12,264,651	1,864,228	15	54	3119	622	0.033	12	0.371	825	0.044	15	0.490
Sandy Lake	2641	12,365	18,264,923	3,618,155	20	80	4049	2333	0.064	29	0.721	3091	0.085	38	0.950
Shamattawa, MB	1443	6330	9,109,537	188,856	2	35	482	1194	0.632	34	7.035	1583	0.838	45	9.310
Tsay Keh Dene, BC	352^b	2119	43,240,563	11,047,410	26	155	6433	400	0.004	3	0.040	530	0.005	3	0.050
Tsiigehtchic, NT	172	777	4,797,069	1,412,209	29	18	7074	147	0.010	8	0.123	194	0.014	11	0.150
Wapekeka Reserve 1, ON	437	2610	10,198,879	2,617,884	26	40	5861	492	0.019	12	0.210	653	0.025	16	0.280
Watson Lake, YT	790	14,902	30,736,151	17,783,357	58	98	16,278	2812	0.016	29	0.182	3726	0.021	38	0.230
Weagamow Lake, ON	880	4712	12,471,898	3,346,447	27	51	5933	889	0.027	18	0.303	1178	0.035	23	0.390
Webequie, ON	793	3070	7,147,091	1,492,719	21	41	3270	579	0.039	14	0.431	768	0.051	19	0.570
Xeni Gwet’in First Nation, BC	197	1201^b	30,621,205	7,162,114	23	116	5560	227	0.003	2	0.401	300	0.004	3	0.050

Key biomass statistics from spatial analyses and the energy conversion are included. See Eqs. (1)–(4) in the methodology section for analyses and energy conversion factors.
^aCommunities presented in alphabetical order. Abbreviations for Canadian provinces and territories are presented in Fig. 2.
^bAnnual Energy Demand (AED) estimated based on the population size (Supplementary Fig. A2). Annual energy demand and population values are from the Remote Communities Energy Database.¹⁰¹

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Table 1 Profiles of the 33 communities at high risk from wildfire

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