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Be Careful when Removing the Flammable Weed Cheatgrass
When talking with a neighbor, she expressed her concern over the flammability of cheatgrass and asked me how to safely remove it this time of year. As Outreach Coordinator for the Living With Fire Program, this is a common question … Continue reading
Choosing the Right Landscaper
As the weather warms up, I look forward to following those defensible space suggestions made by Nevada Division of Forestry’s Fire Protection Officer Chanse Hunwardsen (to view the video click here). My neighbors (who also have received defensible space inspections) … Continue reading
Replacing Mulch with Mulch
Since starting as the Outreach Coordinator with the Living With Fire Program, I have learned that landscape mulch located next to the house is undesirable. This is because, from a defensible space stand point, embers from a wildfire can ignite … Continue reading
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Tagged Carson City Fire Department, Defensible Space, Jamie Roice-Gomes, Living With Fire, Living With Fire Program, Mulch, Nevada Tahoe Conservation District, Partially Composted Mulch, The Combustibility of Landscape Mulches, University of California Cooperative Extension, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, wildfire
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Inventory my belongings?
If a fire destroyed your home, would you be able to remember the estimated value and age of all your possessions for insurance purposes? Yea, me neither! Since September is National Preparedness Month, I started an inventory of my personal … Continue reading
Debunking Wildfire Myths
Have you scrutinized your homeowner’s insurance policy to confirm that you are not underinsured if a wildfire destroys your home? OR did you know that a majority of homes destroyed during wildfire are from embers that can travel up to … Continue reading
Being Ember Aware
After experiencing the recent Driscoll Fire, (click here to view last month’s blog) it becomes even more important to continue my efforts to make my home wildfire prepared. I look to the publication, “Be Ember Aware!” for ideas on how … Continue reading
Fire Whirls
Did you know that I grew up in Illinois? Yup… the good ol’ Midwest. We don’t live with the threat of wildfire in that neck of the woods – our “gift” from Mother Nature comes in the form of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Disaster Preparedness, Fire Tornadoes, Fire Whirls, Living With Fire, Prepare for Wildfire, Smokey Bear, wildfire
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Am I Prepared for Wildfire?
I was talking with my friend, Jed Horan, from the North Lake Tahoe Fire Protection District and he suggested I write a blog on the importance of having an evacuation plan, knowing a route out of my neighborhood and what … Continue reading
From Smoke to Response: The Dispatcher’s Side of the Story
With fire season in full swing and more acres of Nevada vegetation burning by the day, I recently began to wonder what happens when a 911 call is placed to report smoke or flames. If Hollywood gives any indication, the … Continue reading
Leave it to the Experts on the Fourth
The 4th of July and a local fireworks show has always been a fixture of my upbringing in Nevada. My family would always pack cold drinks and desserts in a cooler and find a cozy patch of grass or a … Continue reading
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Tagged 4th of July, fireworks, illegal fireworks, sparklers, wildfire
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