Join City Club of Central Oregon on May 26 as they discuss and explore how we build resiliency into dealing with wildfire and smoke going forward. We will examine the steps taken over the past 30 years to help our communities combat fire at the urban interface and what is happening going forward. Whose responsibility is fire protection in our neighborhoods? How do we develop new housing and remodel in fire safe ways? How do we come together as a region to prepare ourselves?
“Wildfire impacts where we live, how we manage our neighborhoods, our behavior and when people choose to visit us. The reality is we are living with increasing wildfire risk and need to be prepared as a community,” said Kim Gammond, executive director of City Club.
The forum will be held in person at the Riverhouse on the Deschutes as well as livestreaming on City Club of Central Oregon’s YouTube Channel Facebook page on Thursday, May 26, 2022.
Panelists:
- Jodie Barram, Co-Coordinator with Oregon Living With Fire
- Bill Boos, Deputy Fire Chief at Bend Fire & Rescue
- Ed Keith, Deschutes County Forester
- Craig Letz, Tamarack Wildfire Consulting
Moderator:
- Zack Demars, Special Projects Reporter at The Bulletin
Panelists:
This forum is brought to you by City Club in partnership with The Bulletin and sponsored by the Energy Trust of Oregon New Buildings program with support from Pinnacle Architecture.
The Bulletin will be providing in-depth coverage leading up to the forum and partnering with City Club on a series of “Solutions Workshops” over the coming months. These workshops are limited attendance where engaged citizens will discuss actionable items and have solution based meetings on increasing childcare across Central Oregon.
May 26, 2022 — In-Person and Live Streaming.
Event Details:
- Event: Building Resiliency into Living with Wildfire
- When: Thursday, May 26, 2022
- Time: 11:30am-1pm
- Where: In-Person at the Riverhouse Convention Center and streaming on YouTube
- Register here: cityclubco.org
