Mill Valley Fire Department and Fire Safe Marin hosted an excellent class May 15, 2015, “Assessing Wildfire Hazards in the Home Ignition Zone,” at the Mill Valley Community Center. NFPA Instructor Gary Marshall, the former deputy fire chief of Bend, Oregon, and an outspoken advocate of Firewise in the fire service community, presented an outstanding program designed to teach homeowners to take action to protect their homes. Exemplifying our mission, community members and fire service professionals worked together in the same room to learn the most up to date strategies for preparing communities for wildfire.
The NFPA Assessing Residential Wildfire Hazards course is a less technical course that provides a thorough overview of how homes ignite from wildfire, and an introduction to the home ignition zone concept and Firewise principles, and actions residents can take to harden homes from wildfire ignitions. This one-day training is a great introductory course for organization and agency staff who are not able to participate in the two-day course in addition to community stakeholders, residents and anyone interested in learning about wildfire hazards and the actions they can implement to reduce potential wildfire losses.
If your neighborhood or community is interested in hosting a similar class, contact Fire Safe Marin.
