Virtual Wildfire Speaker Series
The Ventura County Resource Conservation District understands that wildfire is a constant threat for California.
To help residents prepare, the Ventura County RCD, in partnership with the Ventura County Regional Fire Safe Council hosts bi-monthly FREE wildfire speaker series targeted to the community of Ventura County. This is an opportunity for the community to engage with wildfire experts.
Previous Recordings
Are We Fire Wiser: What we can learn from the Wildland Urban Interface
Biologist, Poet, and Filmmaker, Maya Khosla walks us through her current research documenting the stories of people and wildlife impacted by fire and living in the Wildland Urban Interface.
Speakers include:
Maya Khosla
Prescribed Grazing in Ventura County
Goats and other herbivores are helping landowners throughout the County defend against wildfire threats by eating potential fuel loads.
Speakers include:
Michael Leicht of Ventura Brush Goats
Cole Bush & Dylan Boeken of Shepherdess Land & Livestock Co.
Preparing for Wildfires with Elderly, Special Needs and Animal Concerns
Some family members require additional evacuation planning.
Speakers include:
The Humane Society of Ventura County – animals@hsvc.org
The Independent Living Resource Center – bsmith@ilrc-trico.org
The Red Cross – doug.graham@redcross.org
Ventura County Wildfire Efforts
Learn about wildfire efforts throughout Ventura County meant to help prepare people for wildfires.
Speakers:
Max Young – Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Kate Furlong – Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Brian McGrath – Ventura County Fire Department
Chris Danch – Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council
Understanding Wildfire & Insurance
Too often people do not learn more about insurance until after a wildfire causes damage. In this webinar discussions cover changes in insurance regulations, home hardening standards and their relationship with insurance companies, and steps homeowners can take now to be prepared.
Speakers:
Peter Meza | California Department of Insurance
Joel Laucher | United Policy Holders
Ventura County Wildfire Efforts
Learn about wildfire efforts throughout Ventura County meant to help prepare people for wildfires.
Speakers:
Max Young – Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Kate Furlong – Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Brian McGrath – Ventura County Fire Department
Chris Danch – Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council
Creating Defensible Space and Home Hardening
The Ventura County Resource Conservation District in partnership with the Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council offers a virtual wildfire speaker series several times a year.
Speaker:
Woody Bouska, President of the Sure Fire Training Inc.
Wildfire History in Ventura County
Do you live in the wildland urban interface (WUI)? If so, you NEED to watch this speaker series discussing the history and importance of wildfire in Ventura County. Discussions involve the evolution of wildfire with humans and the ecological impact.
Speakers:
Matthew Shapero | University of California Cooperative Extension
Shane Devees | University of California PhD Candidate
Mike Laplant | Retired Ventura County Firefighter and President of Ventura Regional Fire Safe Council
Ready, Set, Go!
This award-winning, national program helps community members be Ready with preparedness understanding, be Set with situational awareness when fire threatens, and to Go, acting early when a fire starts
Speakers:
Captain Brian Mcgrath & Captain Robert Welsbie | Ventura County Fire Department
Funding for this project provided by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection as part of the California Climate Investments Program.
