Firewise Forum

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July 2008 – Fred Turck, Assistant Director - Resource Protection, Virginia Department of Forestry. Topic - Focus on Communities
June 2008 – David Jaramillo, Sierra Forest Legacy. Topic - Firewise Outreach within California's Sierra Front Range
May 2008 – Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic - Firewise state liaison and representative update.
April 2008 – David Yegge, Fuel Technician, Big Bear Lake, California Fire Department. Topic - Fire Department Guidance in Becoming a Firewise Community
March 2008 – Maureen Rootz, Fleischman-Hillard and a member of the Firewise Communications team and Ron Garner, San Juan Island Fire Department. Topic – Firewise Leadership Awards
February 2008 – Alex Marangahides, U.S. National Institute of Standards and Technology. Topic - Post-Fire Investigation, Witch Fire, San Diego, 2007
January 2008 – Judith Leraas Cook & Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Firewise state liaison and representative update.
November 2007 – Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic – Firewise state liaison and representative update.
October 2007 – Jeff Madden, Firewise Board Chairperson, Tolt Triangle Fire Council, Washington State. Topic – Firewise Communities in Action
September 2007 – Patrick Mahoney, Florida Division of Forestry, Florida. Topic – Involving Communities in the Firewise Communities/USA Process
August 2007 – Tim Steele, AIA, California. Topic – Creating a neighborhood evacuation plan
July 2007 – Sue Barkwood, Anchorage Fire Department, Alaska. Topic – Wildfire preparedness
June 2007 – Jim Smalley, Firewise Communities Program Manager, National Fire Protection Association, Massachusetts. Topic – Changes to NFPA Standards 1141 and 1144
May 2007 – Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic – Firewise state liaison and representative update
April 2007 – Priscilla Stanley, Tierra Linda Ranch, and Jan Fulkerson, Texas Forest Service, Texas. Topic – Firewise Communities/USA participation and projects
March 2007 – Jim Schwab, American Planning Association, Chicago, Illinois. Topic – Planning for Wildfire
February 2007 - Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic – Firewise state liaison and representative update
October 2006 – Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic – Firewise state liaison and representative update
September 2006– Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities, National Fire Protection Association, Massachusetts. Topic – Backyards & Beyond Conference Preview
August 2006 – Chuck Harris, Bigfork Fire Department, Montana. Topic – Homeowner responsibility
July 2006 – Pat Durland, Stone Creek Fire LLC, Idaho. Topic – The Home Ignition Zone
June 2006 – Larry Osborn, Fire Marshal, Colfas County, New Mexico. Topic – Firewise Communities/USA Coalitions
May 2006 – Amy Schneider, Fleishman-Hillard, Missouri. Topic – Firewise messages and the media
April 2006 – Bill Butler, ASLA, City of Palm Coast, Florida. Topic – Municipal Firewise policy and practices
March 2006 – Claire and Bill Cave, Auburn Lake Trails, California and Ed Levert and Gene Tracey, Em Kayan Village, Montana. Topic - Homeowner association wildfire preparation
February 2006 - Judith Leraas Cook and Michele Steinberg, Firewise Communities. Topic – Firewise state liaison and representative update