by Kian Brouwer | Jul 31, 2023 | Weather and Fire Environment
Read the article: https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2023/021109/taming-fire-controlled-burns-can-be-boon-our-landscape “Flames torched the hillside, igniting the dry chaparral at Sedgwick Reserve in California’s Santa Ynez Valley. Sagebrush and yucca caught fire like...
by Kian Brouwer | Jun 14, 2023 | Featured Presentations
Access the presentation here: https://youtu.be/d__U_VUcqqQ June 9, 2023 This home insurance shopping help webinar covers: – What to do if your insurer non-renews you. – Is it safe to insure your home through a company you’ve never heard of? – What is...
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...
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....
by Kian Brouwer | Nov 22, 2022 | Featured Presentations
Please enjoy this informative panel from our October Wildfire Preparedness Exhibition titled, “Multi-Disciplinary Perspective of Wildfire Preparedness.” Speakers include: Lisa Plowman, SB County, Planning Director Stacy Silva, SB County OEM, Emergency...
by Kian Brouwer | Nov 22, 2022 | Featured Presentations
At SBCFSC’s October Wildfire Preparedness Exhibition, we were lucky to kick off the event with a riveting talk from Professor Park Williams, of the UCLA Dept. of Geography. The lecture is titled, “Why Have Humans Lost Control of Wildfire in the Western...
