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OSU Extension Fire Program Manager Carrie Berger said she’s offered these workshops before. But after an historically bad fire season in Oregon, she’s already seen a sixfold increase in the number of people registered.
“I see an uptick in people just wanting to protect themselves and be prepared, and ready, and informed, she said.
The webinars are meant to help residents in potential fire zones work with their community to reduce the risk of wildfire. That could include everything from creating defensible spaces around buildings to knowing the ins and out of how to safely evacuate. Berger said the series will be recorded and posted online for later viewing.
OSU launches webinar series to help Oregonians prepare for wildfires
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The program will also host local online sessions with details about fire and emergency response specific to the county or area.
Posted: Mar 12, 2021 7:20 AM
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CORVALLIS, Ore. The Oregon State University Forest and Natural Resources Extension Fire Program is launching a free webinar series to help prepare Oregonians for future wildfire seasons.
The Wildfire Wednesdays webinar series is part of a statewide campaign called Fire Aware. Fire Prepared. It will introduce core ideas and list actions that families and communities can take to prepare themselves ahead of every wildfire season.
OSU Extension Service, partners offer free webinars to prep for wildfire season
CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon State University Extension Service Fire Program is collaborating with state and community partners to launch a free webinar series to help prepare Oregonians for the 2021 wildfire season and beyond.
The “Wildfire Wednesdays” webinar series launches March 17 with a noon-1 p.m. presentation by Extension’s Forestry and Natural Resources Program’s Fire Program team. Webinars are scheduled for March 31, April 14, April 28, May 19, June 2 and June 16.
The 2020 Oregon wildfire season was one of the most destructive in state history. The fires killed at least 11 people, destroyed thousands of homes and burned more than 1 million acres. The smoke from the blazes blanketed western Oregon, leading to air quality that was hazardous for human health for two weeks.
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Wildfire-focused extension educators with Oregon State University are assessing the needs of each region as they ramp up the new program.
OSUâs extension fire program is just over a year old. It was started with a $2 million allocation from the state legislature for the 2019-21 biennium. It is mandated to facilitate land-management priorities and increase fire-related knowledge and outreach, the university said.
âOur geographies are so different in Oregon, so the needs will differ,â said Carrie Berger, fire program manager and associate program leader with OSU Forestry & Natural Resources Extension.
OSU will use the regional assessments to inform its fire-education programming, she said. Findings could influence how the extension fire educators provide service in their communities, and even how researchers and stakeholders approach landscape-scale projects.