Community Wildfire Resilience Night

In the face of increasing fire risk and impacts on the Westside of the Cascades, our community is hosting a wildfire resilience and education night at Structures Brewing on Holly Street. Doors open at 6 p.m. Starting at 7 p.m., there will be a small panel of local fire experts who are able to speak to home hardening, wildfire resilience, fire ecology and adapting to smoke in the Bellingham area. Panelists include: Jennifer Coe, the community resilience coordinator for the Washington DNR in Western Washington; Stuart Illson, a smoke researcher at the Pacific Wildland Fire Sciences Laboratory; and Karen Kopper, the fire ecologist for North Cascades National Park. The panel will be moderated by Amanda Monthei, a Bellingham community member who runs a podcast about wildfire ecology and resilience. The panel will be followed by Q&A.

There will also be educational booths from a variety of local organizations related to fire resilience, land stewardship, home hardening, preparing for emergencies of all types and other relevant topics. Attendees can learn more about how to build fire resilience in their own lives, how to be more prepared for natural disasters, and network with community leaders in the wildfire and emergency preparedness space.

Location

Structures Brewing (Holly location)
601 West Holly Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

Contact

Amanda Monthei
Email: amonthei.nw@gmail.com
Phone: (231) 420-8112

This event is part of the City’s ALL IN for Climate Action Week. Find a full list of events.