Date/Time
Date(s) - 03/21/2026
9:00 am - 1:00 pm
Location
Black Oak Casino Conference Center
Categories
The Tuolumne Fire Safe Council and the League of Women Voters of the Mother Lode have partnered to sponsor an event focused on educating residents on the increasing risk of wildfire.
Objective: To educate residents on the increasing risk of wildfire threat to our homes, businesses, infrastructure, and natural resources. To improve knowledge and understanding of the many factors that influence wildfire behavior and how we can learn to live with wildfire through adaptation and participation of all.
Through the generous support of the Columbia College Foundation and Black Oak Casino Resort the Living with Fire Series has become a reality.
The event is FREE and open to all. https://tuolumnefiresafe.org/living-with-fire-series/
When: March 7, 14, 21, 2026 (Saturdays), the 3 sessions build on each other but can also stand alone.
Session 3: Community Prevention and Individual Responsibility
Film: Weathered: Inside the LA Firestorm
The 2025 LA Wildfires set a record as one of the most expensive and destructive in US history. As environmental shifts accelerate extreme fire conditions and communities expand into fire-prone landscapes, these devastating wildfires are becoming more common. But are they inevitable?
Speakers
Karen Caldwell, Tuolumne Fire Safe Council President, retired U.S. Forest Service: Firewise Community Program
Lara McNicol, Tuolumne Prescribed Burn Association: “Good Fire”
Dr. David Gonzalez, U.C. Berkeley: Smoke
