Konocti Fire Talk

Cultural Burning in the Black Forest

We travel with a team from local tribes, Cal Fire, the Bureau of Land Management and county government as they execute a complex prescribed pile burn in a heavily forested area at the edge of the wild land urban interface. This is a follow up to short video we posted after the burn took place on April 16, 2025.

Federal Budget Freeze Strikes Home

At the Konocti Fire Safe Council's annual Firewise Summit, Lake County Supervisor Jessica Pyska reported on how grant funding is drying up in our community and how that threatens our work to make the community more fire resilient. In a follow up episode, we have an in depth conversation with supervisor Pyska about the latest developments.

Lessons from Los Angeles

Two veteran fire officers talk about what we have learned from the disastrous Los Angeles fires of January 2025. , Lake County Fire Protection District Chief Willie Sapeta served as a strike team leader for the Eaton Fire. Retired Battalion Chief John Nowell,  served for 35 years in the L.A. area.

Do you have enough water?

Part o our "Tech Check" series, we talk with Mimi Frusha of Meter Me about a system to keep track of your and your communities water usage and supply.

Becoming Wildfire Resilient

Lake County has a climate resiliency officer. Terri Logston tells us what's going on to help us prepare for and if necessary survive a wildfire disaster.

Neighborfest 2024

In an audio tour of this event at the Riviera Heights Homeowners Association, we survey some of the key groups that support the Konocti Fire Safe Council's efforts to build wildfire resiliency.

Collaborating for Safety

In this episode, we travel to Library Park in Lakeport, CA where the Clear Lake Environmental Research Center is launching it's "Hometown Wildfire Safety Collaborative." Learn how CLERC, PG and E, The Northshore Fire District and others are working together to to build wildfire resiliency in our communities.

Supervisor Candidate Boone Bridges

As part of our series covering the District 5 supervisors race, we spend a half hour talking about candidate Boone Bridges background and his feelings about some of the major issues facing our Soda Bay Road Corridor.

Be Prepared. Be Involved.

We sit down with Leah Sautelet, Lake County's Emergency Services Manager. We talk about the challenges we face in building wildfire resiliency, about steps you can take right now to learn about the situations we face and about some exciting research that is going on in our Northern California community.

The Story of Watch Duty

The story behind a highly successful and very valuable non-profit project from it's co-founder John Mills.  It's the killer app for following wildfires.
Become a Watch Duty Member at: https://www.watchduty.org/
See how the app works: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvZ_JbKnu4U