Living With Fire wins $495,000 grant

Nevada’s wildfire education program, Living with Fire, received a $495,000 grant from the Bureau of Land Management.

“Living With Fire provides good services to the state and nationally with prevention and materials for defensible space,” said Rex McKnight, BLM state fire management officer. “We’ve been partners since Living With Fire started, and this grant is to continue support for the program.”

The program is managed by the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension.

The “Living With Fire Campaign: 2013-2018” is the second five-year grant the Living With Fire Program has received from the BLM.

“The Bureau of Land Management has been an outstanding partner with us in helping Nevadans reduce the threat of wildfires to communities,” said Ed Smith, University of Nevada Cooperative Extension natural resources specialist. “Living With Fire probably wouldn’t have existed without their support.”

Living With Fire is a collaborative effort founded in 1997 and directed by Smith and Co-Manager and Marketing Director Sonya Sistare, to teach homeowners how to live more safely in Nevada’s high wildfire-hazard environments. In 2013 alone, Living With Fire reached nearly 14,700 people through presentations, events and activities, and at least 19 other states use materials produced by the program.

For more information about Living With Fire, visit www.LivingWithFire.info.