ReScape Firescaping Qualification Training (FQT)
Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 9:00 AM - 1:00 PM PDT
Category: ReScape Professional Trainings
Resilient Regenerative Firescaping Qualification Training (FQT)Dates: October 20, 21, 2020 | Time: 9:00am - 1:00pm California continues to face increasingly damaging and brutal wildfire seasons. Public agencies and jurisdictions throughout the state are trying to address this unprecedented crisis with better preparation and approaches to build community resilience and reduce damage. ReScape is helping to address this crisis with our newest qualification training, Resilient Regenerative Firescaping In 2018, California experienced its most destructive wildfire season on record. More than 25 million acres of California wildlands are classified as very high or extreme fire threats—a risk area covering more than half the state. By 2100, if greenhouse gas emissions continue to rise, one study found that the frequency of extreme wildfires burning over approximately 25,000 acres would increase by nearly 50 percent, and that average area burned statewide would increase by 77 percent by the end of the century. In the areas that have the highest fire risk, wildfire insurance is estimated to see costs rise by 18 percent by 2055 and the fraction of property insured would decrease. The warming climate and shifting precipitation patterns have lengthened California’s fire season and contributed to an increase in larger fires. This new program educates, aligns and empowers public agencies, commercial and institutional property owners, and landscapers to work collaboratively across departments and organizations to implement whole-systems firescaping strategies to protect people, assets and our future welfare. ReScape’s Resilient Regenerative Firescaping Qualification Training (FQT) is based on our 8 Principles for Regenerative Landscapes (8 Principles) and establishes a more sustainable long-term approach to managing fire hazards beyond current vegetation management practices. The course provides comprehensive best practices in regenerative landscaping, specifically oriented to reducing fire hazards and preparing cities and large property owners/managers for safety before, during and after a firestorm. It offers cities and communities a pragmatic framework to limit wildfire damage by developing and managing landscapes, advocating for maintenance on others, and supporting property owners to design, build and maintain for fire. ReScape’s 8 Principles approach to firescaping protects properties and landscapes and considers the best practices to mitigate climate change and create beauty with carbon landscaping, green infrastructure, waste plant debris prevention and decrease in landfill costs, regenerative landscape features, water capture and purity, embodied energy reduction and cost and maintenance savings. Who Should Attend this Training
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