Publications

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• Fire Adapted Communities — The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness (Nevada Version)
• Good Plant Choices for Northern Nevada’s High Fire Hazard Areas

• Be Ember Aware! Will your home survive when the embers arrive?
• Be Careful! Cheatgrass is extremely flammable!
• Choosing the Right Plants for Northern Nevada
• Choosing the Right Plants for Northern Nevada’s High Fire Hazard Areas – Lake Tahoe Basin 
• Fire Adapted Communities
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Lake Tahoe Basin
• Wildfire Evacuation Checklist
• Order the Be Ember Aware! Publication

• Be Ember Aware! Will your home survive when the embers arrive?
• Be Ember Prepared (Video)
• Ember Characteristics
• Ember Entry: Vents
• Ember Ignition: Decks
• Order Be Ember Aware! Publication

• Wildfire Evacuation Checklist
• You Know it’s a Fire Adapted Community When…
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Carson City version
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Elko County version
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Lake Tahoe Basin
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Storey County version
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Upper Colony, Smith Valley version
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Washoe County version
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness – Nevada
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness Video

• Choosing the Right Plants for Northern Nevada’s High Fire Hazard Areas
• Choosing the Right Plants for Northern Nevada’s High Fire Hazard Areas – Lake Tahoe Basin
• Firescaping – Landscape Design For Defensible Space
• Home Landscaping Guide for Lake Tahoe and Vicinity
• The Combustibility of Landscape Mulches
• Mulch Burning Demonstration (Video)

• A Homeowner’s Guide to Cheatgrass
• Fuel Management Terms for Homeowners
• Homeowner’s Guide to Planting Crested Wheatgrass

• Dwarf Mistletoe
• The Fir Engraver Beetle
• The Jeffrey Pine Beetle
• The Mountain Pine Beetle
• The Red Turpentine Beetle
• The Western Pine Beetle
• Thinning and Sanitation – Tools for the Management of Bark Beetles 

• After The Burn – Assessing and Managing Your Forestland After A Wildfire
• Recovering from Wildfire: A Guide for California’s Forest Landowners
• Taking Care of Residential Trees After Wildfire
• What Grows Back After the Fire
• What to Plant After Tree Loss

• Si Su Propiedad Esta en Peligro De Incendio y Usted Debe Evacuar Tenga en Consideracion las Siguientes Medias

• Burbank Fire 2011 – Homeowner discusses the effectiveness of wildland fuel reduction
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Homeowner discusses how burning embers ignited his home
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Homeowner’s perspective on being prepared for wildfire
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Homeowner shows how defensible space helped save her home
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Firefighter’s perspective on the impact of burning embers during the fire
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Homeowner shares her family’s difficult evacuation experience
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Childrens’ response to the fire
• Caughlin Fire 2011 – Homeowners describe their experience with animal evacuation
• Washoe Drive Fire 2012 – Firefighter describes his experience fighting the fire
• Washoe Drive Fire 2012 – Battalion Chief talks about fire behavior
• 1/3 Mile To Safety: A Family’s Story
• Above the Ashes – A documentary by Michelle Bauer Carpenter
• Living With Fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin

• Be Ember Prepared
• Fire Adapted Communities: The Next Step in Wildfire Preparedness
• Learn how to assemble and transport the Ember House Youth Activity
• Living With Fire Before, During and After the Fire
• Living With Fire in the Lake Tahoe Basin
• Living With Fire in the Pinyon-Juniper Woodland
• Living With Fire in the Big Sagebrush/Grass Environment