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After serious wildfires, it can seem like flames leapfrogged through neighborhoods, leaving some homes unscathed alongside others that have been reduced to rubble. University of California scientists have found that this familiar site is not entirely random.
California state law requires homeowners in wildfire prone areas to create defensible space around their homes. Defensible space is created by altering the type and location of vegetation surrounding a home so that it is defensible by fire fighters during a wildfire.
Central Sierra homes are at risk for wildfire. The majority of homes that burn during wildfires are actually ignited by burning embers carried by wind and dropped on or near the house.
The purpose of the Living With Fire in the Tahoe Basin program is to provide homeowners with wildfire threat reduction recommendations developed by Nevada and Lake Tahoe's firefighting experts. This program also provides suggestions about what to do during and after a fire.
Thursday, June 22, 2017 Field trip observing burned areas of the Angora Fire. Meeting location: Lake Valley FPD, Station 7 - Administration Headquarters, 2211 Keetak St., South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150.
These resources are designed to help families recover from a wildfire. When facing the stress and financial challenges brought on by a disaster, your family needs resources and they need them fast. Look to your local county and federal government for resources during a wildfire.
Below are publications from the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources: Burned Oaks: Which Ones Will Survive, UC ANR Publication 8445: This publication provides information about how to assess fire damage to burned oak trees and provides guidelines for determining whether trees s...
Provide outdoor camp managers with information on reducing wildfire risks Show participants techniques for wildfire mitigation work done by camps in Tuolumne County The workshop will include talks by fire scientists, fire professionals, camp managers, and land managers as well as a field trip throug...
After serious wildfires, it can seem like flames leapfrogged through neighborhoods, leaving some homes unscathed alongside others that have been reduced to rubble. University of California scientists have found that this familiar site is not entirely random.
In the wake of the devastating wildfires that have affected California in the past few years, many municipalities adopted stringent weed abatement & fire code enforcement policies. This has led to a demand for cost effective, practical vegetation management services such as contract grazing.
