Credit CALfire
How could have so many homes and businesses burned so quickly in the Wine Country Fire? While the landscape can be the fuse, the homes really can be the most burnable part of the landscape. Even with record rainfall, 2017 turned out to have a very impactful wildfire season.
We’ll talk about why northern California and southern Oregon saw so much fire this year and what lessons we can learn to help become better prepared.
My guests will be Hugh Scanlon, the Humboldt-Del Norte CAL FIRE Unit Chief, Eric Knapp, a USDA Forest Service fire ecologist, and Cybelle Immitt with Humboldt County Planning.
Resources:
- humboldtgov.org/FireSafeCouncil
- http://www.firewise.org/
- Last-Minute Checklist for Protecting your Property
- Home Survival in Wildfire-Prone Areas: Building Materials and Design Considerations
- Home Landscaping for Fire