Tahoe Defensible Space and Home Hardening Professionals

Attendees and instructors of the 2023 Tahoe Defensible Space Training for Landscape professionals.

What are Defensible Space and Home Hardening?

Defensible space is when the landscape and vegetation are managed on your property to reduce the wildfire threat. Home hardening is when changes are made to a building or structure to make it more resistant to embers and flames. We recommend a coupled approach of creating defensible space and hardening your home to withstand wildfire.

Find a defensible space or home hardening professional who has completed our training:

See the list below for a professional who can design or implement effective defensible space and/or make retrofits to your home to make it more resilient to fire. See the list below for a professional who has taken an 8+ hour training with Living With Fire on either Defensible Space or Home Hardening in the last three years. To receive a free defensible space inspection, contact your local fire agency. To see a list of Defensible Space Professionals in Northern Nevada click the link below. Nevada Defensible Space Professionals

Are you a professional interested in taking the defensible space or home hardening training?

The Defensible Space Training for Landscape Professionals and Home Hardening for Building Professionals are usually held annually in the Fall. Upcoming trainings with open registration are listed below. If no currently open trainings are listed, please complete this form to receive an email notification when the next training dates are announced.

About the Training:

This course will include sessions from the University of Nevada, Reno Extension staff, and other experts, covering a wide range of topics related to wildfire risk reduction, defensible space, fire behavior, horticulture, and more. Participants will have the opportunity to learn from experts in a classroom setting. They will then be able to apply the concepts and knowledge gained during a field site visit, putting theory into practice. Participants who complete this training will be listed on the Tahoe Living With Fire website.

Upcoming Trainings:

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