Wildland Fire Consultant
Herbert Allan McLane
Wildland Fire Specialist
BS CSU Chico 1986 Biology (Forest Ecology emphasis)
The service I offer depends on your needs as a home/land owner, as a
Fire Protection District, as a Fire Safe Council, or a government
agency.
Home and Land Owner
I will provide you with a scientific evaluation of your land and
improvements and the wildland fire hazards and risks and what your
options are to mitigate them. I will provide you with a implementation
plan that will protect your investments and property from destruction
by wildfire as well as prevent any possible fire from spreading off
your property.
I will work with you to comply with county and state fire safe
regulations and at the same time where possible help you utilize better
wildland fuels reduction methods.
Fire Protection District and other government agencies
I will evaluate your National Wildland Fire Coordination Group (NWCG)
certification records and training program. I can deliver NWCG courses
and certify training as a third party, giving you a independent and
objective program. I can review existing records and recommend
correction efforts to met the wildland fire requirements.
Local Fire Safe Council
I will assist you in your coordination efforts with the wildland fire
agencies in your area. I can review and recommend changes to your
objectives, and guide you in your efforts to assist the responding
agency personnel. I can deliver NWCG courses and certify training of
your members in the Incident Command System and develop citizen
education programs on wildfire use and safety practices for small land
owners.
Wildland Fire and Urban Interface Solutions
I will provide you with a scientific method to protect your wildland
resources at the most effective cost to benefit ratio. This is
accomplished by giving you the knowledge that helps you maintain a
healthy wildland around your improvements while reducing your possible
losses due to catastrophic wildland fires. We have all chosen to live
in a wildland fire environment and can enjoy it when properly prepared.
Fire Regime Management
For those that want to go further down the road of understanding their
environment, I can deliver a plan that is based on your local fire
history including weather/climate and will provide you with the tools
to help re establish the balance between fire occurrence, intensity,
and wildland fuels accumulation.