Chairman, Ryan Shane, rshane@forestry.nv.gov
Fire acts as both friend and foe and has performed, in the friendly sense, as an ecological tool for humans to manage landscapes. As fire has been increasingly controlled, woody fuels have built up. In other areas, invasive annual species have caused an increase in fine fuels that, in-turn, drive increases in fire frequencies. Nevada began to experience drastic increases in wild land fire frequency, intensity and scale in 1999. The negative results of excessive and repeated fires, such as loss of life and homes, increased noxious weeds, destruction of wildlife habitats and restricted public land grazing, have prompted a rethinking within land management agencies and an increase in coordinated fire planning across the West.
Noteworthy Accomplishments of the Fire Ecology POD Include:
Project |
Year(s) |
POD Task(s) |
Purpose |
Project Lead |
Elko Field Office-BLM Fire Plan Amendment |
2001 |
the pods meetings to address the concerns of private land owners and wrote up the recommendations |
Fire in rural areas is an ongoing concern and requires a high level of coordinated work. |
Bob Reed / Chuck Peterson |
Tuscarora Comprehensive Fuels and Weed Management |
2009-2010 |
Coordinate multiagency approach, funding, plan, meetings, and tasks |
Create a holistic solution to the known infestation of noxious weeds and wildfire fuel loads threatening safety of community and health of Tuscarora and associated watersheds |
Ryan S. Shane |
Elko Fire Fair |
Ongoing |
Coordinate and provide a local educational forum for members, public, and professional resources managers. |
Educate people on the pre-historical and historical role of fire in the Great Basin and the implications on present day fire ecology, vegetation ecology, and land management. |
Kent McAdoo |
Interagency fuels, suppression, and RX fire communications |
Ongoing |
Gather information from federal, state and local fire agencies and report to board |
Provide unified message containing plans and actions from fire agencies to Board of Directors and members. |
Ryan S. Shane |
Current Fire Activity in Northeastern Nevada: (Elko Interagency Dispatch Center)
Current fires in Nevada (Western Great Basin Area Coordination Center)
Source: http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2007/12/31/the-2007-fire-season-a-year-end-recap/
Source: http://westinstenv.org/sosf/2007/12/31/the-2007-fire-season-a-year-end-recap/