Defensible Space Professional Training

4955 Energy Way,Reno NV 89502

16 November, 2022

Description

Participants will hear from several experts on how to reduce the wildfire risk around homes and apply concepts learned during a field site visit. Participants who complete this training will be listed on the Living With Fire website as professionals who are certified to conduct defensible space work. Cost: $50. Fees include food, course materials, certificates of attendance and Continuing Educations Units. For more information on classes or certification, email Spencer Eusden at [email protected] Guest Speakers: Christina Restaino, Ph.D. University of Nevada, Reno Extension Nevada State Fire Specialist; Chief August Isernhagen, Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District; Jamie Roice-Gomes, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Living With Fire Program Manager; Wendy Hanson Mazet, University of Nevada, Reno Extension Horticulture Program Officer; Melody Hefner, Urban IPM and Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator, Emeritus, University of Nevada, Reno Extension WEDNESDAY 11/16 (12 p.m. – 4 p.m.)• Introduction to fire behavior • Perspectives from a firefighter • Defensible space zone recommendations • Home hardening and defensible space THURSDAY 11/17 (8 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)· Better plant choices for high fire hazard areas · Managing invasive cheatgrass · Firescaping; how to balance a landscapes wildfire risk and aesthetics · Site visit for applied final assessment · Develop a work proposal for the site · Review work proposals with a local fire agency defensible space inspector Continuing Education Units OfferedThrough this training participants will recieve 1 Pesticide Applicator Continuing Education Unit through the Nevada Department of Agriculture. We are also pursuing 10 CEUs for Landscape Archetiects and 4 CEUs for certified Arborists. CEU information will be updated on this page as they are finalized. An EEO/AA Institution. If you require a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this event, please contact Paul Lessick, civil rights & compliance coordinator, at least 14 days prior to the scheduled event at 702-257-5577 or [email protected]. Funding for this event was made possible from the Sierra Front Wildfire Cooperators with additional support from the Bureau of Land Management, Nevada Division of Forestry, and U.S. Forest Service in cooperation with University of Nevada, Reno Extension.