Living With Fire Podcast

About Living With Fire Podcast

Wildfire is a major ecological issue, especially in the Western United States. On the Living With Fire podcast, you'll hear perspectives and stories from land managers, scientists, fire professionals and community members about the history of fire, how fire is currently managed in the landscape and the role that humans play in living more safely with wildfire. This podcast was funded by the Bureau of Land Management - Nevada State Office. The Living With Fire Program is a multiagency effort and is managed by the University of Nevada, Reno Extension. An EEO/AA institution.

Publisher

Living With Fire

Category

education · science · science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Jul 2021

Latest episode

6 Feb 2026

Latest episodes

21 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   6 Feb 2026

   Insurance Dilemma Part 3: 2025 Nevada Legislative Updates

   For the third installment of our “Insurance Dilemma” series, we’re delving into the Nevada Assembly Bills addressed wildfire impacts to insurance in the 2025 legislative session with Nevada Insurance Commissioner Ned Gaines and Elko Fire Chief Matt Petersen, who also serves as Nevada Fire Chiefs Association rural representative. Host Jenni Burr, Insurance Commissioner Gaines and Chief Petersen first talk about what wildfire-related impacts they’re seeing around the state when it comes to home...

2. 

   30 Oct 2025

   Training the Next Generation of Wildland Firefighters

   In this episode, learn more about the fire science academy at the Academy of Arts, Career and Technology (AACT) in Washoe County. Living With Fire’s Jenni Burr sits down with Spencer Eusden (Living With Fire Special Projects Coordinator), AACT students Lucy and Luca, and former lead instructor Jen Diamond (BLM Mitigation Education Specialist) to hear more about this high school program. For more full episode details including the transcript, visit https://www.buzzsprout.com/1819551/epis...

3. 

   12 Sept 2025

   The Insurance Dilemma Part 2: Defining Risk

   In this second installment of our series “The Insurance Dilemma”, Living With Fire‘s Megan Kay (Program Manager) and Spencer Eusden (Curriculum Specialist) sit down with Frank Frievalt to explore different perspectives on wildfire risk. Frank is the Director of the WUI (Wildland Urban Interface) Institute at Cal Poly who previously worked as a firefighter and fire chief. He explains what risk means to fire practitioners versus the insurance industry, and how wildfire conflagrations are impact...

Who has been a guest on Living With Fire Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Deputy Commissioner of the Nevada Division of Insurance
• Joe Smith
• Jeremy Maestas
• Caitlyn Wallace
• Yasmeen Hossain

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 25 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

37

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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