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Washoe County pilot cleared vegetation, installed smoke alarms and offered plants in West Reno neighborhood
Summary
An intern-led pilot in West Reno reached 39 homes for defensible-space inspections, removed hazardous vegetation at 24 properties, installed smoke alarms and provided perennials for revegetation; county staff say the grant-funded model can be replicated with more funding.
Alana Berry, an intern with Washoe County Emergency Management, told the Board of County Commissioners that a River Park defensible-space pilot reached dozens of households in West Reno to reduce wildfire risk.
Berry said the program used door hangers, bilingual mailers with a QR code and a community meeting to recruit participants from a 229-home neighborhood. Forty residents attended a kickoff meeting and 39 homes opted into defensible-space inspections; six…
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