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WiR\u0113 Center launched a \u201cPartner of the Year\u201d program to recognize the outstanding efforts of our practitioner partners.<\/p>\n

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2022<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Dorie Dalton<\/p>\n

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In 2022, WiRe Center recognized Dorie Dalton as the Partner of the Year. We are deeply appreciative of, and inspired by Dorie’s dedication to helping communities live with wildfire both within her jurisdiction and beyond. Dorie serves as the Wildland Specialist for Genesee Fire Rescue where she was previously a volunteer firefighter for three years. A former kindergarten teacher, Dorie\u2019s passion for education now extends to all ages as she helps homeowners in Genesee understand wildfire risk to their properties and how they can prepare themselves and their homes for wildfire. Dorie has also helped other WiR\u0113 partners learn how to collect rapid assessment data. The WiR\u0113 partners Dorie has directly helped include Leadville Fire Department, Colorado State Forest Service, Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative, Estes Valley Fire Protection District, and Estes Valley Watershed Coalition. She has also been an active participant in the WiR\u0113 Community of Practice. We are thankful to Genesee Fire Rescue for supporting Dorie’s efforts assisting other partners.<\/p>\n

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2021<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Partner of the Year<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Schelley Olson<\/p>\n

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WiR\u0113 Center selected Schelly Olson as the inaugural Partner of the Year for 2021.<\/p>\n

Schelly recently retired as Assistant Chief with Grand Fire Protection District. She also served as the fire district\u2019s Community Risk Reduction Coordinator and Public Information Officer. Schelly founded the Grand County Wildfire Council (bewildfireready.org) in 2013, and currently serves as the council\u2019s Executive Director. Schelly has been working for over a decade with Grand County residents to help them live with the threat of wildfire. Her commitment to service isn\u2019t limited to Grand County. Schelly has served on the Colorado State Fire Chiefs\u2019 Association – Wildland Section, Fire Adapted Colorado, and NFPA\u2019s Wildland and Rural Fire Protection Committee. As if that wasn\u2019t enough, she also travels the West supporting complex incident management teams as a Public Information Officer.<\/p>\n

In 2020, Schelly\u2019s home was among the 366 homes destroyed by the East Troublesome Fire. Despite this tragedy, Schelly exemplified resilience and maintains her resolve to advocate for safer, more fire adapted communities \u2013 possibly with even more tenacity than before the fire. When asked about fire mitigation efforts in the home ignition zone during a recent interview, Schelly said \u201cYou can\u2019t control where the embers from the wildfire will land, but you can control what will happen when they do land.\u201d Schelly\u2019s resilience and commitment as a practitioner demonstrate that although we can\u2019t prevent all negative outcomes, we can continue to inform conversations and decisions about wildfire adaptation.<\/p>\n

WiR\u0113 Center extends its deepest gratitude for all that Schelly has done and continues to do.<\/p>\n

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WiR\u0113 Center launched a \u201cPractitioner of the Year\u201d program to recognize the outstanding efforts of our practitioner partners in 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Schelley Olson, 2021 Practitioner of the Year<\/h3>\r\n\r\n

WiR\u0113 Center selected Schelly Olson as the inaugural Practitioner of the Year for 2021.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Schelly recently retired as Assistant Chief with Grand Fire Protection District. She also served as the fire district\u2019s Community Risk Reduction Coordinator and Public Information Officer. Schelly founded the Grand County Wildfire Council (bewildfireready.org) in 2013, and currently serves as the council\u2019s Executive Director. Schelly has been working for over a decade with Grand County residents to help them live with the threat of wildfire. Her commitment to service isn\u2019t limited to Grand County. Schelly has served on the Colorado State Fire Chiefs\u2019 Association - Wildland Section, Fire Adapted Colorado, and NFPA\u2019s Wildland and Rural Fire Protection Committee. As if that wasn\u2019t enough, she also travels the West supporting complex incident management teams as a Public Information Officer.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

In 2020, Schelly\u2019s home was among the 366 homes destroyed by the East Troublesome Fire. Despite this tragedy, Schelly exemplified resilience and maintains her resolve to advocate for safer, more fire adapted communities \u2013 possibly with even more tenacity than before the fire. When asked about fire mitigation efforts in the home ignition zone during a recent interview, Schelly said \u201cYou can\u2019t control where the embers from the wildfire will land, but you can<\/p>\r\n\r\n

control what will happen when they do land.\u201d Schelly\u2019s resilience and commitment as a practitioner demonstrate that although we can\u2019t prevent all negative outcomes, we can continue to inform conversations and decisions about wildfire adaptation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

WiR\u0113 Center extends its deepest gratitude for all that Schelly has done and continues to do.<\/p>\r\n","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"yoast_head":"\nWiR\u0113 Partner of the Year - Wildfire Research Center<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/wildfireresearchcenter.org\/wire-partner-of-the-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"WiR\u0113 Partner of the Year - Wildfire Research Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Our research demonstrates that each community has its own unique relationship with wildfire.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wildfireresearchcenter.org\/wire-partner-of-the-year\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wildfire Research Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2024-02-07T19:29:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wildfireresearchcenter.org\/wire-partner-of-the-year\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wildfireresearchcenter.org\/wire-partner-of-the-year\/\",\"name\":\"WiR\u0113 Partner of the Year - 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