Living With Fire

10/28/2026

Final reminder to join us tomorrow for the next Nevada Ag Outlook webinar featuring Megan Kay, Manager of the Living With Fire program! Get a summary of the fire season so far, an outlook for the next few months, and essential strategies for pre-fire risk mitigation and post-fire readiness.

Wednesday, October 28, 2026 9:00 a.m. PT

Join us here: https://unr.zoom.us/j/88962195947

We hope to see you there!

10/27/2026

Are you a professional looking to learn more about how to make landscaping more wildfire resistant? We have upcoming training opportunity in Reno on November 19, 2026.

Learn more and register at: https://buff.ly/zjg8fxC

10/26/2026

Are you a professional looking to learn more about how to make buildings more wildfire resistant? We have upcoming training opportunity in Reno on November 17.

Learn more and register at: https://buff.ly/OzA072D

10/23/2026

Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue’s Wildland Fuels Division has about 20 - 25 different projects that are in development.

Brett Taylor, who serves as Wildland Urban Interface Community Coordinator at TMFR, pointed to some of the free programs TMFR offers for residents, including green waste disposal and defensible space treatments. Both options are designed to lower the barriers for people to protect their property.

“These can be anywhere from some sort of fuel break within a community, fuels reduction under the utility lines or defensible space treatment for some amount of properties. It's all you know just kind of dependent on the funds we’re granted,” Taylor said. He said it’s just a very slow and arduous process.

🔗 Hear more ➡️ https://tinyurl.com/2rbad8a2
🎙️ Reporting by KUNR Intern, Elijah Reyes
📷 Courtesy of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District

10/22/2026

As a neighborhood leader, you are passionate about wildfire preparedness and motivated to get to work to reduce community risk. How do you get your neighbors to engage in mitigations? Join us for a webinar on November 10 where we’ll share best practices from social science/psychology and explore how to put these strategies for relationship-building into action. Learn more and register at https://bit.ly/EngagingNeighbors

10/22/2026

Fire Adapted Nevada partners are pleased to announce a Call for Proposals for the 2027 Fire Adapted Nevada Summit. We are seeking your ideas and energy to help create a Summit that addresses the topics and issues that are important to you.

We welcome submissions that highlight innovative practices, research, partnerships, approaches, and discussions that advance fire resiliency and adaptation across Nevada. For those interested, please submit your proposal ideas by November 1, 2026 at https://bit.ly/Ideas4FANSummit2027

10/21/2026

Rain is on the way, and we're reminding residents to prepare, especially those living near recent wildfire burn scars.

The US National Weather Service Reno Nevada is forecasting widespread rain and possible thunderstorms today through Thursday. Some storms could bring heavy rainfall, increasing the potential for localized flooding, particularly near the Hawk, Bull and Bug Fire burn scars.

Following a wildfire, vegetation that normally absorbs and slows rainfall is lost, and burned soil can become water-repellent. During heavy rain, water can move more rapidly downhill, carrying mud, rocks and debris into surrounding areas.

A little preparation now can make a big difference:

• Clear gutters, storm drains and drainage areas of leaves and debris
• Consider placing sandbags around areas of your property vulnerable to flooding
• Stay alert to changing weather conditions and never attempt to walk or drive through flooded roads

Visit emergencywashoe.com to find sandbag locations throughout Washoe County. Bags will be provided, but please bring your own shovel to fill them.

Residents are encouraged to stay weather-aware and take precautions as needed.

10/14/2026

Join us this Thursday for a webinar to learn more about how to do community mapping to increase wildfire resiliency!

Are you looking for tools to help get your neighbors motivated to do wildfire mitigation work?

Creating maps together is a practical, people-centered approach to identify what matters most, where vulnerabilities exist, and how to use mapping to drive wildfire adaptation efforts.

Join us for a webinar on Wednesday October 15 from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM PST to learn more. Register at: https://buff.ly/i7WMGwV

10/08/2026

Attention Lake Tahoe Basin residents and visitors!
Prescribed understory burning is underway on the west side of Fallen Leaf Lake today, Oct. 8, 2026.

The Fallen Leaf CSD Fire Department is burning approximately 1.3 acres today in coordination with the El Dorado-Amador Rx Burn Association. Prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

View the Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team Prescribed Fire Map and visit Tahoe Living With Fire for more information. Links:⬇️

Photo courtesy of ALERTWildfire.


CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit
Fallen Leaf Lake Fire Department
Lake Valley Fire Protection District (official)
Tahoe Fire & Fuels Team
Tahoe Living With Fire