Tag: Living With Fire
Episode 9 – Chief Clive Savacool on the Caldor Fire Evacuation
February 4th, 2022
On August 3, 2021 the City of South Lake Tahoe’s city council approved their new wildfire evacuation plan. Clive Savacool, Fire Chief with South Lake Tahoe Fire and Rescue, led…
Episode 8 – Christmas Tree Cutting
December 2nd, 2021
Cutting your own Christmas tree is more than a fun way to get outdoors and create lasting memories. On the latest episode of the Living With Fire Podcast, we…
Episode 7 – August Isernhagen: A Perspective on Wildland Firefighting
November 4th, 2021
We interviewed August Isernhagen, Division Chief of Wildland Fuels with Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, about his career as a wildland firefighter. Isernhagen shares some highlights and challenges he's experienced…
Episode 6 – Regime Change: History of Fire Ecology in Nevada
October 15th, 2021
From the Ponderosa Pine-covered mountains in the Eastern Great Basin to the arid Mojave Desert and all the sagebrush and grass in between, Nevada’s ecosystems are diverse. Fire behaves differently…
Nevada Network of Fire Adapted Communities Summit, 2020
November 13th, 2020
The Network's First Virtual Summit The theme for the 2020 Nevada Network of Fire Adapted Communities Summit is "Creating the Toolbox for a Fire Adapted Nevada." Date: Thursday, December 3,…
Using Preemergence Herbicide to Control Cheatgrass on Your Property
October 27th, 2020
Cheatgrass is probably the most ignitable plant in Nevada’s rangelands. It’s called a “winter annual” which means that it germinates in the fall and quickly grows until cold temperatures arrive.…
“Don’t Panic” Lessons Learned During a Wildfire Evacuation
September 10th, 2020
This Fire Year 2020 has been a challenging one. As I’m writing this from my home in Reno, I’m looking out my window. I used to have a nice view…
Living With Fire & COVID-19: Outreach During a Pandemic
May 29th, 2020
I’m Megan Kay, the outreach coordinator for the Living With Fire Program, which is part of University of Nevada, Reno Extension. Due to COVID-19, the University and our office have…
The Ins and Outs of Open Pile Burning
August 31st, 2018
A pile of vegetation after a resident improved their defensible space. Photograph courtesy of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension. When maintaining or creating defensible space, property owners can end up…
Prepare for Wildfire – Pack a To-Go Bag
July 26th, 2018
Photograph Courtesy of University of Nevada Cooperative Extension My colleague shared her experience when a wildfire was approaching her community several years ago. “In the early morning hours, I woke…