Living With Fire in North Carolina
Webinar Details
When:
Jun 5, 2025 12:00 pm US/Eastern
Length: 01:00 (hh:mm)
Advance Registration NOT required.
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Presenter(s):
- Dr. Jennifer Fawcett - Extension Specialist, NC State Extension Forestry
- Hannah Thompson-Welch - Wildfire mitigation specialist , N.C. Forest Service
CEU Credits/Certificate Offered:
- New York Logger Training - Trained Logger Certification (NYLT-TLC) - .25 hour NYLT TLC Credit [credits applied for]
- Certificate of Participation
- Georgia Master Timber Harvester - Continuing Logger Ed. (GaMTH CLE) - 1 hour CLE - MTH Category B Credit
- Society of American Foresters - Certified Forester Education (SAF-CFE) - 1 hour Category 1 Credit
Virtual Event Format:
Group Viewing Available:
This webinar will address wildfire risk in the wake of Hurricane Helene and how to protect your home from wildfire. In addition, the presenters will discuss how to reduce wildfire risk, including land management options such as prescribed burning.
About Our Presenter(s)
Jennifer Fawcett received her master's degree in Forest Resources from Clemson University and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education and Human Sciences from N.C. State University. She has worked in wildland fire education, outreach and operations for 15 years and has worked in Extension Forestry at N.C. State University since 2013.
Hannah Thompson-Welch is a wildfire mitigation specialist with the N.C. Forest Service who serves all 100 counties in the state. She works with communities, landowners and emergency responders to create defensible space, manage vegetation and improve infrastructure resilience. She assesses wildfire risk and develops recommendations for individuals and communities to implement strategies to reduce the potential for destructive wildfire impacts.
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