Table 1.
Summary information for local health areas (LHAs) included in the analyses, listed in order of 2006 population
| LHA name | 2006apopulation | Daily average salbutamol dispensations (fire season) | Area (km2) | Fire season PM2.5 | Fire season PM10 | PM2.5/PM10coefficient | Fire season Mean PM2.5(μg/m3) | Fire season Max PM2.5(μg/m3) | Fire- affected? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden |
7,024 |
4.5 |
13,350 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.51 |
5.7 |
74.0 |
Y |
| Revelstoke |
7,897 |
4.3 |
9,307 |
2007-2010 |
2003-2007 |
0.49b |
7.1 |
81.7 |
Y |
| Hope |
8,062 |
4.9 |
5,280 |
2004-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.48 |
5.0 |
33.4 |
Y |
| Kitimat |
10,443 |
5.1 |
19,639 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.44 |
2.8 |
24.8 |
|
| Creston |
11,917 |
6.8 |
3,789 |
2010 |
2003-2009 |
0.49 b |
7.3 |
48.9 |
Y |
| Smithers |
16,073 |
7.1 |
9,827 |
2005-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.27 |
4.2 |
66.8 |
Y |
| Quesnel |
22,930 |
11.7 |
23,732 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.69 |
7.4 |
139.4 |
Y |
| Cariboo-Chilcotin |
26,150 |
12.9 |
44,695 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.59 |
6.1 |
248.1 |
Y |
| Alberni |
31,077 |
14.0 |
6,809 |
- |
2003-2010 |
0.49 b |
4.8 |
15.2 |
|
| Peace River North |
32,642 |
14.4 |
68,765 |
- |
2003-2010 |
0.49 b |
11.8 |
49.3 |
|
| Howe Sound |
32,327 |
12.6 |
9,236 |
- |
2003-2010 |
0.49 b |
8.3 |
33.7 |
|
| Campbell River |
40,173 |
18.0 |
13,624 |
2006-2010 |
2003-2009 |
0.50 |
3.9 |
41.7 |
|
| Cowichan |
54,855 |
22.9 |
735 |
2010 |
2003-2009 |
0.49 b |
4.8 |
37.9 |
|
| Vernon |
62,227 |
29.9 |
5,555 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2008 |
0.38 |
5.4 |
130.8 |
Y |
| Chilliwack |
79,302 |
36.2 |
1,314 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.40 |
5.3 |
35.7 |
Y |
| Maple Ridge |
88,020 |
32.3 |
1,450 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.45 |
5.5 |
36.5 |
|
| Prince George |
94,852 |
44.3 |
76,215 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.53 |
7.4 |
176.4 |
Y |
| Nanaimo |
98,561 |
46.5 |
1,289 |
2003-2010 |
- |
- |
3.7 |
48.7 |
|
| Kamloops |
105,491 |
44.8 |
16,319 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2008 |
0.49 |
5.5 |
140.1 |
Y |
| Langley |
122,219 |
46.7 |
323 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.51 |
5.5 |
34.0 |
|
| Vancouver Westside |
129,011 |
24.6 |
48 |
2004-2010 |
2003-2008 |
0.52 |
5.5 |
32.1 |
|
| Abbotsford |
130,008 |
51.1 |
413 |
2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.49 b |
6.9 |
23.9 |
|
| North Vancouver |
134,453 |
33.3 |
398 |
- |
2003-2010 |
0.49 b |
6.4 |
27.2 |
|
| Central Okanagan |
167,323 |
59.1 |
2,942 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2008 |
0.56 |
5.5 |
185.6 |
Y |
| Richmond |
182,652 |
37.5 |
124 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.51 |
5.0 |
40.3 |
|
| Coquitlam |
205,495 |
52.6 |
733 |
2004-2010 |
2003-2008 |
0.50 |
6.2 |
42.0 |
|
| Burnaby |
210,507 |
56.4 |
90 |
2003-2010 |
2003-2010 |
0.45 |
5.2 |
42.7 |
|
| Greater Victoria |
217,374 |
65.4 |
113 |
2003-2010 |
- |
- |
5.0 |
17.3 |
|
| Surrey | 352,783 | 103.4 | 333 | - | 2003-2010 | 0.49 b | 7.1 | 19.1 |
The forest fire season is defined as April 1 – September 30 each year.
a 2006 was a national census year, and was also the midpoint of the study period.
b Average from all other stations used.