NEIGHBORHOOD LEADERS
The Tahoe Network of Fire Adapted Communities aka FAC is lead by Tahoe Resource Conservation District and our local fire districts to help communities prepare for wildfire and better exist, adapt and build resiliency within the Tahoe Basin.
Our mission is; to create basin-wide preparedness at Lake Tahoe by fostering neighborhoods that are self-sufficient, engaged, and sustainably adapted to living with fire.
Neighborhood Leaders as community members are central to succeeding in our efforts. Without YOU the program cannot exist.
What do Neighborhood Leaders Do ?
You are the main contact and lead for your neighborhood. Leaders help to mobilize their neighborhoods to collectively prepare for wildfire and become sustainably adapted to living in a fire-prone landscape.
What are the first steps to create a FAC Neighborhood ?
Once you have met with the Outreach Coordinator and became a member of the program with a designated neighborhood you will:
- Create a contact email list of all of your neighbors, initiate a Facebook Group Page and/or post flyers to communicate your efforts and unite and inform your neighborhood
- Provide a 'Meet and Greet' opportunity to educate neighbors, review the program and hand out wildfire prevention publications provided by Tahoe RCD
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Organize and run your first workday. The workday is the key element of our programming where neighbors work as a community to collectively reduce vegetation and fire hazards around their home focusing on defensible space and home hardening. Home hardening is the process of preparing your home for wildfire embers by addressing its most vulnerable components and retrofitting them with fire-resistant building materials.
If you are interested in becoming a Neighborhood Leader review the Neighborhood Leader Handbook, contact Tahoe RCD and we can start working with you to prepare your neighborhood.
