2018 Citizen Fire Academy Syllabus Southwest Oregon Date/Time Topic Instructor Class location April 15th Welcome! Rhianna Simes, Coordinator, OSU Extension OSU Extension: 1:00 p.m. 5:00 p.m. Course overview Hall, JC Emergency Management Jackson County – Shayne Maxwell, Foots Creek Fire & Auditorium Emergency April 22nd Fire Science Stephen Fitzgerald, OSU Forestry Applegate: 9:00 a.m. 4:00 p.m. Fire behavior Harper, Host Jackson County – Craig Harper’s property (Squire Fire) 29th Living in a Fire Ballou, Oregon Dept. Forestry Ashland: 1:00 p.m. 5:15 p.m. Environment Chris Chambers, Ashland Fire & Rescue Jackson County – Who does what Bob Plummer, Host Tolman Creek Community Planning Bob Plummer’s property (Siskiyou Fire) May 6th Home Protection Brian Ballou, Oregon Dept. Forestry Applegate: 9:00 a.m. 4:30 p.m. Strategies Brett Fillis, Fire District 9 Jackson County – Defensible space & HIZ Jeff Vineyard, Rural Fire Fighter Sandy Shaffer’s property Sandy Shaffer and Jon Phillips, Hosts Jon Phillips’ property May 13th Max Bennett, OSU Extension Fuels Reduction Grants Pass: 1:00 p.m. 4:45 p.m. Strategies Mike & Diane Smith, Host Josephine County – Vegetation and forest Mike and Diane Smith’s health property May 20th Effective Volunteering Rhianna Simes, OSU Extension Central Point: 1:00 p.m. 6:30 p.m. and Graduation Paula Trudeau, Firewise Jackson County – Outreach and motivation All Citizen Fire Academy participants Safety and outreach plans (Dinner included!) Citizen Fire Academy Facilitator: Rhianna Simes or call 541.776.7371
2018 Citizen Fire Academy Syllabus Southwest Oregon Date/Time Topic Instructor Class location April 15th 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Welcome! Course overview Rhianna Simes, Coordinator, OSU Extension Hall, JC Emergency Management Shayne Maxwell, Foots Creek Fire & Emergency OSU Extension: Jackson County Auditorium April 22nd 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Fire Science Fire behavior Stephen Fitzgerald, OSU Forestry Harper, Host Applegate: Jackson County Craig Harper’s property (Squire Fire) 29th 1:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. Living in a Fire Environment Who does what Planning Ballou, Oregon Dept. Forestry Chris Chambers, Ashland Fire & Rescue Bob Plummer, Host Ashland: Jackson County Tolman Creek Community Bob Plummer’s property (Siskiyou Fire) May 6th 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Home Protection Strategies Defensible space & HIZ Brian Ballou, Oregon Dept. Forestry Brett Fillis, Fire District 9 Jeff Vineyard, Rural Fire Fighter Sandy Shaffer and Jon Phillips, Hosts Applegate: Jackson County Sandy Shaffer’s property Jon Phillips’ property May 13th 1:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. Fuels Reduction Strategies Vegetation and forest health Max Bennett, OSU Extension Mike & Diane Smith, Host Grants Pass: Josephine County Mike and Diane Smith’s property May 20th 1:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Effective Volunteering and Graduation Outreach and motivation Safety and outreach plans (Dinner included!) Rhianna Simes, OSU Extension Paula Trudeau, Firewise All Citizen Fire Academy participants Central Point: Jackson County Citizen Fire Academy Facilitator: Rhianna Simes or call 541.776.7371