Willits Wildfire and Insurance Forum

Willits Wildfire and Insurance Forum

Join us to hear from leading experts about wildfire preparation, get fire insurance information and advice… and have a little fun while we are at it with a fair, some free pizza, and maybe even win some of over $500 worth of door prizes.

Keynote speakers:

Yana Valachovic – One of the state’s foremost wildfire experts, a UC forester who studies past wildfires to help determine why some homes burned and others didn’t, and advises fire organizations from Cal-Fire down to Fire Safe Councils. She will discuss what what fire science has learned from years of these studies, including new learnings from the recent LA fires, and what can be done to make your home as fire safe as possible.

Annie Barbour from United Policyholders – UP is a consumer advocacy non-profit that that provides information, guidance and advocacy for insurance buyers and claimants in the US. Annie will be talking about current status of insurance in CA, recent changes and where things are currently headed, options on responding to rate hikes or cancellation letters, tips on dealing with your current insurance company and for searching for a new one, etc .

We will also be hearing from:

• The Mendocino Prescribed Burn Association
• The California Conservation Corps
• FEMA Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
• Sarah Keiser from Wild Oat Hollow Grazing Cooperatives
• Cal Fire
• More To Be Announced

There will be a Q&A session where you can ask questions from all of the presenters above, and following that a fair with free pizza from Flying Dog Pizza, info-booths from all of the participating organizations, and fun games and activities.

Participating organizations: (more to be announced)

• The Red Cross
• The Mendocino Prescribed Burn Association
• Nuestra Alianza
• The California Conservation Corps
• Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
• FEMA Community Emergency Response Teams (CERT)
• The Biochar Coalition
• WELL
• Wild Oat Hollow
• Cal Fire
• The Willits area Fire Safe Councils: Ridgewood Park, Sherwood, Pine Mountain, Cherry Creek, Golden Rule Village

Door Prizes:

• (3) $25 Gift Cards
• (2) McCleod Fire Tools
• (2) Emergency Radios
• (2) Portable USB Power Supplies
• (2) Go Bag First Aid Kits

Thank you so much to our sponsors!
The six Willits area Fire Safe Councils: Ridgewood, Sherwood, Pine Mountain, Cherry Creek, String Creek, Golden Rule Village
Mendocino County Fire Safe Council
WELL (Willits Economic LocaLization)
The California Conservation Corps Mendocino Center