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Engaging Your Community To Reduce The Risk Of Wildfires

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1 Engaging Your Community To Reduce The Risk Of Wildfires
Sean Slamon Fire Chief Carson City Fire Department

2 Carson City

3 Carson City Consolidated City & County Population 55,000
157 Square Miles Land includes private lands, USFS, BLM, BIA, State land. County line stretches to Lake Tahoe Home of the Nevada State Capitol

4 Carson City Fire Department
Fire Stations 3 Engines 3 Ambulances Fire Marshal + 2 FT Inspectors & 1 Wildland Fuels Manager Seasonal Hand Crew

5 Wildfire History

6 Wildfire History

7 Waterfall Fire

8 Waterfall Fire

9 Waterfall Fire

10 Community Awareness New Owner Meet & Greet
Visit with new owner of home in WUI areas within 60 days of property transfer Identify hazards & educate them on fire history & defensible space Promote Fuels reduction trailer program

11 Community Awareness

12 Defensible Space Inspection Program
Inspect WUI properties every 5 years 20% each year =400 inspections per year Voluntary compliance unless extreme hazard

13 Fuels Reduction Program
Goal = To create large scale fuel breaks in high risk communities 10 person Type II crew for fuel reduction & fire suppression Crew actively participates in Nevada Wildfire Awareness Month Hand thinned 200 acres over 2 years Mechanically treated 70 acres Pile burning over 22 acres this year

14 Fuel Reduction Trailers/Dumpsters
Simple & free way for property owners to eliminate flammable vegetation from property Program started in tons collected the first year 2018= 333 tons of fuels removed In 12 years we have collected 3,800 tons of fuel and serviced 6,000 properties

15 Trailer & Dumpster Program

16 Reducing the Fuels With Sheep
Program started in 2006 Over 700 sheep deployed in WUI areas Sheep graze over 2000 acres every spring Targets early season grass growth

17 Partnerships Fire is a concern for everyone Partnerships
BLM Carson City Office BLM- Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act Nevada Division of Forestry Ready Set Go Our Community

18 Public Information Use of Social Media to keep public educated and informed Develop relationships with local news media Presentations at local service groups, senior centers etc.

19 QUESTIONS?

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