Posts by IdahoFirewise
Virtual Talk with Brett Van Paepeghem
Idaho Firewise presents a Lunch n’ Learn Virtual Talk with Brett Van Paepeghem, South Idaho Project Manager with Idaho Firewise. Brett will discuss how to mitigate the risk of wildfire to your home and property by utilizing firewise principles. Brett will also highlight specific fire-resistant plants that work well for Idaho. Tuesday, July 6, 2021…
Read MoreSelf-Guided Tour Material, Idaho Firewise Garden
The Idaho Firewise Garden at the College of Western Idaho (CWI) Horticulture & Idaho Botanical Gardens (IBG) was the first firewise demonstration garden developed in Idaho to show homeowners how they can live on the edge of wildlands more safely and beautifully. 2020 Update: The Idaho Firewise Garden is currently open to the public via…
Read MoreNew Idaho Firewise Program “Every Yard Counts”
Every Yard Counts is a campaign where Idaho Firewise and our collaborators are working with the Green Industry to educate Nursery and Landscape Professionals on best practices for creating survivable space around Idaho homes and communities. Idaho Firewise, in partnership with College of Western Idaho and the Boise Fire Department now offers an Idaho Firewise…
Read MoreRFP – Video Production Services
Idaho Firewise will be partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in developing a series of animated videos to educate communities and the public at large about wildfire prevention and safety and how to prepare homes and other valuable community assets before wildfire strikes. This RFP is to solicit proposals for the development of…
Read MoreRFQ – FireWorks! Curriculum Developer
Idaho Firewise invites qualified independent contractors to submit resumés to complete a 17-month project to facilitate the revision and enhancement of the FireWorks! Curriculum to include education modules focused on the Sagebrush Ecosystem and to provide feedback and input for the Sammy Saves the West activity book. Contractor should have experience with curriculum development, as…
Read MoreThe 2017 Total Eclipse of the Sun – Be a Firewise Eclipse Watcher
On Monday, August 21, 2017 those of us fortunate enough to be in in Idaho at the right place at the right time can experience a total eclipse of the sun. This is the first total eclipse on American soil since 1991, the first on the mainland since 1979 and the first to sweep the…
Read MoreRFP – “Don’t Dump Idaho” Media Campaign
Idaho Firewise will be partnering with the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) in disseminating a series of Public Service Announcements (PSAs) developed in 2016 throughout Idaho and other areas of the Northwest. The PSAs feature messages designed to build the “Don’t Dump Idaho” education campaign. This Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals for the…
Read More60 Minutes investigates wildfire and the wildland/urban interface
“In the Path of Fire” – a 12 minute segment broadcast on a recent 60 Minutes news magazine program – addresses the reality of wildfires in the U.S. and the increasing frequency of large wildfire events with structures involved. Jack Cohen, retired USDA Forest Service Fire Scientist from the Missoula Fire Lab, talks about how…
Read MoreWilderness Ranch, ID receives 15-year recognition award in ceremony.
Wilderness Ranch, ID receives 15-year recognition award in ceremony Last fall, the National Fire Protection Association’s (NFPA) Wildfire Division announced that nine of the inaugural twelve communities to participate in its national Firewise Communities/USA program have completed their fifteenth year of participation. Wilderness Ranch, ID is one of this elite group of forward thinking communities and…
Read MoreKIDO Radio and the D&B Garden Show talk about fire and the wildland/urban interface
The D & B Garden Show, broadcast by KIDO Radio, recently featured a one-hour spot about fire and the wildland/urban interface. Radio host Debbie Cook, Idaho Master Gardener and Certified Arborist, interviewed Keri Steneck, BLM Fire Prevention Officer and Brett Van Paepeghem, South Idaho Project Leader for Idaho Firewise. The interviews starts with a description…
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