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“Creating the Toolbox for a Fire Adapted Nevada”
The Network’s First Virtual Summit

5 Ways to Prepare Your Family & Property for Wildfire Session 5 – Retrofitting Your Home to Increase Wildfire Survival Christina Restaino, Assistant Professor and Director of Living With Fire, will talk about retrofitting one’s home to increase wildfire survival. Register: bit.ly/HomeRetrofitForWildfire

5 Ways to Prepare Your Family & Property for Wildfire Session 4 – 5 Steps to Creating Effective Defensible Space Jamie Roice-Gomes, Living With Fire Program Manager and Megan Kay, Outreach Coordinator, will teach attendees about creating effective defensible space. Register: bit.ly/DefensibleSpaceAndWildfire

5 Ways to Prepare Your Family & Property for Wildfire Session 3: Be Red Cross Ready Jill Hemenway, Disaster Program Manager – Northern Nevada American Red Cross, will talk about packing an evacuation Go-Bag. Register: bit.ly/EvacuationGoBagAndWildfire

5 Ways to Prepare Your Family & Property for Wildfire Session 2 – Animal Services Disaster Preparedness Robert Wooster, Field Supervisor at the Washoe County Regional Animal Services, will share tips for evacuating small and large animals. Register: bit.ly/AnimalEvacuationAndWildfire

5 Ways to Prepare your Family & Property for Wildfire Session 1 – Nevada Insurance Division’s Perspective on the Insurance Industry and Wildfire Tim Ghan, Assistant Chief Insurance Examiner of Property and Casualty – Nevada Division of Insurance, will talk about mitigation efforts and preparing one’s home and assets for wildfire. To Register: bit.ly/InsuranceAndWildfire

The team at the Living With Fire Program is excited to bring you “Living With Fire Conversations,” a Zoom – Facebook Live series. NV Energy’s – Mark Regan, Fire Mitigation Specialist will talk with Jamie Roice-Gomes about how residents can prepare for a power outage. Follow us on facebook for updates and recommendations on preparing […]