Gila Community College

Address: 201 N Mud Springs Rd, Payson, AZ 85541

Schedule of the day

Welcome

8:00am

Coffee, Breakfast and Booths

Keynote Speaker

8:30am

“Wildfires-Mitigations-Insurance” Matthew Portteus

Breakout Sessions 1

10:00am

Break Out 1: (Room 404)- What can you do to protect your home. Defensible

Space/Home Hardening. (AZ DFFM/Payson Fire Dept./Pine-Strawberry Fire Dept.)

Breakout 2: (Room 403)- We are your neighbors, what is the Forest Service doing to protect your community? (Danny Whatley and Will Dudley)

Breakout 3: (Room 402)- What are your public utilities doing to protect you from wildfire. (Elvy Barton-SRP and Janet Dean-APS)

Breakout 4: (Room 401)- Local non-profits and their role in community wildfire protection-Pine/Strawberry Fuels Reduction Inc. (Elsa Steffanson)

Breakout Sessions 2

10:00am

Break Out 1: (Room 404)- What can you do to protect your home. Defensible
Space/Home Hardening. (AZ DFFM/Payson Fire Dept./Pine-Strawberry Fire Dept.)

Breakout 2: (Room 403)- We are your neighbors, what is the Forest Service doing to protect your community? (Danny Whatley and Will Dudley)

Breakout 3:(Room 402)- What are your public utilities doing to protect you from wildfire. (Elvy Barton-SRP and Janet Dean-APS)

Breakout 4: (Room 401)- Ready Gila Alerts & Ready, Set, Go! Wildfire Evacuation Preparedness. (Carl Medford, Gila County Emergency Manager)

Lunch Break

12:00pm

Lunch and vendor booths- Hotdogs and Hamburgers provided.

Demonstrations

12:00pm

APS electric safety, Firewise trailer, how to produce biochar,
kids’ stuff, tree trimming, and area public safety organizations.

Keynote Speaker

1:30pm

(Room 301)- “The role of fire on the rim.” Mary Lata

Round Table Discussion

2:30pm

Round Table discussion, Questions and Close-out.

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