The university hosts the Nevada summit to help communities prepare for wild fire – Nevada today

Last September, a fire in Davis in Reno and the devastation this winter in southern California are painful reminders of how real the threat of fire to the Nevada communities. To help communities to come up with plans for better protection of their communities, the University of Nevada, Renault hosts the Nevada summit in campus on March 17-18.

Fire, adapted Nevada, is a multi -agricultural partnership aimed at supporting communities that want to become a more “fire adapted”, better equipped for fire survival. The University of Nevada, the Reno Extension Life Program is a partner, along with fire agencies, non -profit organizations and private organizations. The summit will have a number of activities to help participants move away with plans that can start with their neighbors. The information will also be provided for grants and resources that can be available to help apply plans. The visit is free and includes nutrition and materials, and partners will continue to provide support as participants in the summit apply their plans.

“We are excited by this year’s adapted summit in Nevada and the strong support behind it,” says Kristina Reteano, director of the Life with a Fire. “Thanks to our partners – BLM, the US Forestry Service and the Forestry Department in Nevada – and the generosity of sponsors such as the Truckee Meadows water body, the summit is completely free to attend. Wildfire’s resistance is possible and we are here to help communities take action. We just need people to show up and see what is possible. “

Restaino says different activities – panels, presentations and seminars – will focus on helping participants deepen their understanding of fire, community commitment and strategies to reduce the risk of wild fire. The event will also help participants contact each other and engage in fire agencies, as well as develop plans that they can apply in their communities.

Videos will be shown that several groups – the volunteers of the Eastern fork fire department in Douglas County and Cold Creek in Clark County – have already taken to make their communities more favorable than Wildfire. There will also be a video of Davis’s fire to promote the panel discussion and a better understanding of wild fire.

Reseano, which IS Also an assistant and a specialist in natural resources at the university, focused on wildlife fire, forestry and natural resources management will be one of the leaders of the summit. She received a bachelor’s degree in the management of natural resources at UC Berkeley, and the Master’s and PhD in Environmental and Forest Sciences from the University of Washington, graduating from his doctorate at UC Davis.

The main presenter is the firefighter head Frank Frewalt, who is currently the director of the Wildland-Burban Interface Fire Institute at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. Frievalt has served in the 1979 fire department field in various roles, from a fireman to a fireman, with various government fire agencies. He holds a master’s degree from the State University of Oklahoma in Administration for Fire Management and Emergency Situations.

An online pre -registration is required for the summit and is already open. It will be held in the Student Union of Joe Crowley, Room 419, and the free parking will be available at the first two levels of the University Parking Complex at the West Stadium. Participants will receive additional details after registering. Those who live more than 50 miles of campus who want to apply for a travel scholarship should send an email to [email protected]. Persons in need of special accommodation or assistance should send an email to Paul Lesik, Civil Rights and Coordinator for conformity or call him at 702-257-5577 at least 10 days before the summit with their needs or For more information.

The summit is made possible by funding from the land management Bureau – Nevada, with additional support from the university, the Forestry Department in Nevada and the US Forest Service.