Ready, Set, Camp: Moving Toward Actionable Steps for Wildfire Preparedness
Recommended Audience
Type of Course
Core Competency
Cost
Member: $39
Nonmember: $79
Creating a wildfire preparedness plan can include so many different steps that organizing them and knowing where to start may be daunting. In this high-level overview, participants will be introduced to the various categories of wildfire preparedness, learn about resources for future work, and be encouraged to create an action plan to address vulnerabilities.
Kari Hines currently serves the state of Texas as the fire adapted communities program coordinator for Texas A&M Forest Service. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry from Northern Arizona University, she joined the agency as an Inventory Forester and has subsequently worked in the Wildfire Mitigation and Prevention Department for 11 years, first as a mitigation field specialist and team lead and then as the state firewise coordinator before her current role. Kari holds multiple National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualifications, including Complex Public Information Officer, basic Incident Commander, and Wildland Firefighter. Additionally, she holds Certified Arborist credentials through the International Society of Arboriculture (ISA). Kari is the creator and lead instructor for the ISA course "Wildfire Risk Reduction" qualification, which emphasizes her desire to balance community wildfire preparedness with ecosystem sustainability and conservation.
- Identify common wildfire risks and ignition sources at camp and apply practical strategies to reduce them.
- Evaluate your camp’s evacuation and emergency response readiness, including access for first responders, evacuation routes, staff communication, and emergency planning. The presenter emphasizes having a simple plan staff can fall back on during an emergency.
- Identify actionable ways to reduce wildfire risk to camp structures and property through defensible space, vegetation and fuel management, and structure ignition zone principles. The session specifically emphasizes the structure itself and the area immediately surrounding it as priorities for mitigation work.
Earn 1 CEC for this asynchronous course. More information on CECs can be found here.
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