Nic Elmquist, Author at Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council SBFSC

Post-Fire History with Emphasis on Debris Flows and Landslide Dam Outbreak Floods in Southern SB County

by Nic Elmquist | Mar 24, 2023 | Featured Presentations

The SBCFSC was pleased to have Dr. Larry Gurrola, a registered engineering geologist and project manager for The Project for Resilient Communities study at the March 23, 2023 meeting. Dr. Gurrola shared his extensive research on the correlation between wildfire and...

From the Ashes: Post Fire Regrowth in Santa Barbara Front Country

by Nic Elmquist | Jan 26, 2023 | Featured Presentations

Bryant Baker, Director of Conservation and Research of Los Padres ForestWatch, shares his vast collection of pictures showing post-fire plant recovery of recent local wildfires during the January 26, 2023 Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council meeting....

Building Wildfire Resilience – The RWMP Program

by Nic Elmquist | Oct 21, 2022 | Featured Presentations

The Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council is very lucky to have such talented individuals who contribute to the mission of the organization of increasing wildfire preparedness in Santa Barbara County through education and action. One of those talented collaborators...

Featured Presentation: The Santa Barbara RWMP – Landscape Domain

by Nic Elmquist | Sep 22, 2022 | Featured Presentations

We were fortunate to have Dr. Marc Mayes from Spatial Informatics Group-Natural Assets Laboratory (SIG-NAL) and UC Santa Barbara’s Earth Research Institute present at the September 22, 2022 Fire Safe Council meeting. The presentation focused on the Landscape...

California Wildfire – Crisis to Opportunity

by Nic Elmquist | Sep 22, 2022 | Featured Presentations

While in any given year the average Californian may be unlikely to experience direct wildfire loss, they are now likely to experience wildfire-caused disruptions of the insurance market. This webinar will explore elements disrupting the fire insurance market, pathways...