[CVRC] SIERA General Meeting 20 September

[John Abrott]

  It seems that each year the wildlfire season becomes longer, with more
fires, and loss of life and  property.  How we prepare our residences =
and
businesses for a possible wildland fire has a direct impact on our =
safety
and losses.  Our local TV news, and newspapers talk  about having a
defensible space to protect  our property.  The number of houses and
buildings lost because of the lack of or incorrect defensible space is
heartbreaking.  You as a homeowner, or a member of a homeowners =
association
need to be aware of how to safely coexist with wildfire when it does =
occur.

  One of Nevada's most pressing natural resource issues is the threat of
wildfire to human life and property. Much of Nevada is considered a high
fire hazard environment, possessing all the ingredients necessary to =
support
intense and uncontrollable wildfires. Within this high hazard =
environment
are individual homes, subdivisions, and entire communities.  =
Unfortunately,
many Nevada homeowners are not prepared to survive a wildfire.  The =
Living
With Fire program was developed to inform Nevadans about how they can =
live
safer in high fire hazard environments.  Living With Fire is not a =
wildfire
prevention program.  Despite the best efforts of firefighting agencies, =
much
of Nevada's wildlands will continue to burn.  The purpose of Living With
Fire is to teach people how to safely coexist with wildfire when it does
occur.=20

  Research shows that how the house is built, the characteristics of the
adjacent vegetation, and routine maintenance often determine which homes
burn and which survive. The purpose of Living With Fire is to provide
homeowners with wildfire threat reduction recommendations developed by
Nevada's firefighting experts. This program also provides suggestions =
about
what to do during and after a fire.

  The Living With Fire program began in 1997, when Ed Smith and Paul =
Tueller
of University of Nevada, Reno and Fire Chief Loren Enstaad of the Sierra
Front Wildfire Cooperators applied for and received a Nevada =
Agricultural
Experiment Station / Nevada Cooperative Extension Joint Program grant.
Together with Nevada's firefighting organizations, they developed a set =
of
consistent wildfire threat reduction recommendations for Nevadans.  =
These
are the foundation of the Living With Fire educational materials and
programs.=20

   Personnel from the East Fork Fire and Paramedic District are =
presenting
the program =93Living With Fire=94 at the monthly Sierra Intermountain =
Emergency
Radio Association meeting.  The meeting is on Thursday the 20th of =
September
starting at 7:00 PM.  SIERA meets at the Carson Valley Methodist Church
located at 1375 Centerville Lane, Gardnerville, NV.  We welcome all
visitors.  Come on over, and learn about living with fire, have a hot =
cup of
coffee, and meet your neighbors.   What you learn here may save your =
life or
home.

John Abrott
KD7NHC
President SIERA



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