Community Wildfire Mitigation

When it comes to wildfire mitigation, we're all in this together. This course focuses on community wildfire mitigation effort enhancement through strategic relationship building. Participants will learn how to create workgroups/committees consisting of various stakeholders such as local fire, state forestry, federal forestry, firesafe counsel, office of emergency services, and home owners associations to mitigate wildfire threats. The course will help participants leverage resources to meet the needs of reducing fire risks by networking with government fuels reduction projects, ensuring community wildfire preparedness plans are up to date, and connecting organizations with grant opportunities to fund these efforts. After taking this course, participants will be equipped to organize a committee in their community and leverage resources to create a focused and efficient wildfire mitigation effort.

Mike Johnson

Chief Johnson's career spans 25 years of public service. In his early career he started the fire service in 1993 with the El Dorado County Fire Department and joined the U.S. Forest Service in 1995 where he held positions from firefighter to fire captain. He was an instructor of Fire Science at the College of Southern Nevada. Later he held the positions of Assistant Chief and Fire Training Instructor at Clark County Fire Department in the State of Nevada. These roles required him to supervise a paid and volunteer firefighting staff, 13 Fire Stations and EMS personnel.