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Santa Barbara County Ag Pass Program

by Nic Elmquist | Jun 9, 2021 | Risk Management

The Santa Barbara County Ag Pass Program was created to provide a uniform way to identify vetted commercial farm and ranch owner-operators and their employees to firefighting personnel, California Highway Patrol Officers, Sheriff’s deputies and other law...

Wildfire Risk to Communities

by sbfirescadmin | Jun 2, 2020 | Risk Management

Wildfire Risk to Communities is a free, easy-to-use website with interactive maps, charts, and resources to help communities understand, explore, and reduce wildfire risk. It was created by the USDA Forest Service under the direction of Congress and is designed to...

Reducing Wildfire Risk Through Grazing: Find Options In Your Area

by Nic Elmquist | Nov 3, 2020 | Risk Management

Match.Graze is a free online platform that connects livestock producers and landowners throughout the state of California. Whether you’re a landowner seeking a small flock of sheep to mow your back 40, or a producer in search of seasonal pasture for a goat...

California Fire Science Seminar Series

by Nic Elmquist | Nov 6, 2020 | Featured Presentations, Risk Management

This new online seminar series will cover the breadth of wildland fire research relevant to California and introduce researchers to new topics and research groups across the state. Topics will include fire weather, wildfire risk, fire ecology, remote sensing,...

Home Retrofit Workshop – How to Harden Your Home Against Wildfire

by Nic Elmquist | Oct 30, 2020 | Featured Presentations, Risk Management

The University of California Cooperative Extension hosted a virtual workshop on how homeowners can retrofit their homes to be less vulnerable to wildfire. The three presenters are:Christina Restaino – Assistant Professor with the University of Nevada’s...

Journal of the California Native Plant Society: Native Plants and Fire Safety

by Nic Elmquist | Jul 9, 2020 | Risk Management

This issue of the Journal of the California Native Plant Society is devoted to California native plants and how their role in fire safety. It includes papers on subjects such as “The Role of Fire Safe Councils in California” and also a paper written by...

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Last year UC Santa Barbara received an endowment gift to establish a lecture series on the topic of wildfire prevention and policy. Join us in the inaugural event, November 4th, as author Stephen Pyne gives a talk titled "The Pyrocene: America Between Three Fires". Click HERE for the event poster.