North Valleys Post-Fire Recovery Community Meeting.
Updated: Sep 9
North Valleys Post-Fire Recovery Community Meeting
Date: September 21, 2026 | 6:30–8:00 PM
Location: Granite Hills Baptist Church
Address: 10350 N. Red Rock Rd., Reno NV 89508
Hosted by: Silver Knolls Community Association & University of Nevada, Reno Extension
Are you concerned about how the fires have affected you, your family, and our community? Are you looking for answers, support, or information about resources available to help you and your loved ones navigate the recovery process?
Join us from 6:30–8:00 PM for a collaborative community effort with Silver Knolls Community Association and UNR Cooperative Extension, Reno Extension, focused on helping residents navigate recovery after the Bug and Hawk Fires, including land restoration, erosion concerns, invasive weeds, wildlife impacts, funding opportunities, and available services.
This event is an opportunity for our community to come together, share information, listen to one another, and begin looking not only at recovery, but at how we can become stronger and better prepared for the future.
What This Event Will Provide
This gathering will provide an opportunity to:
Connect with available post-fire recovery resources and support services including, Health and Human services, Mental/Behavioral health support, Housing/Rebuilding, Insurance/Property questions, and Local/County recovery assistance.
Get answers to questions about recovery and available assistance
Connect with organizations and community partners
Help organizations better understand the needs of our community
Build stronger connections as we continue the recovery process
Learn about wildfire preparedness, mitigation, and community resilience
Explore how neighborhoods can work together to reduce wildfire risk
We are proud to say that the Silver Knolls Community Organization Is leading the way.
Representatives from participating agencies and community partners will be available to answer questions and help connect residents with appropriate resources.
Silver Knolls is already a recognized Firewise USA® community, and SKCO has been working to help our residents prepare for wildfire, reduce risk, and build a more resilient community for years.
The Firewise USA® program, administered by the National Fire Protection Association, provides a framework for neighbors to work together to reduce wildfire risk to homes and throughout their community. Firewise communities assess their wildfire risk, develop action plans, and take meaningful steps to improve their preparedness and resilience.
Learn more about the Firewise USA® program.
But our work doesn't stop there.
Building a Fire Adapted Community takes time and effort.
A Fire Adapted Community takes a broader, community-wide approach to living safely with wildfire. Residents, neighborhoods, fire agencies, local governments, businesses, and community organizations all have a role in preparing for wildfire, reducing risk, improving response, and strengthening recovery.
Learn more about Fire Adapted Communities.
If your neighborhood is interested in pursuing Firewise USA® recognition, we can help you understand the process, connect with resources and partners, and work with your neighbors to develop a plan for reducing wildfire risk.
You don't have to figure it out alone.
Silver Knolls has already taken these steps, and we want to share what we've learned with other neighborhoods throughout the North Valleys. By working together, we can help more neighborhoods become recognized Firewise communities and build a more fire-adapted and resilient North Valleys.
Our Community. Our Family. Our Future. One Washoe County.
Money Grants may be available.
The North Valleys deserves to be heard, supported, and connected to the resources it needs—not only as we recover from recent fires, but as we prepare for the future.
SKCO has worked hard to keep our community informed and connected to important resources. But this work is personal to us because we are part of the North Valleys too.
We live here. We care about our neighbors. We are family.
Bring your questions. Share your concerns. Connect with your community.
Together, we can recover, rebuild, prepare, and move forward— building a stronger, safer, and more resilient North Valleys and Washoe County as a whole.
Our Community. Our Family. Our Future. One Washoe County for all.
For more information Contact: Megan Kay
Manager, Living With Fire Program University of Nevada, Reno Extension 4955 Energy Way, Reno, NV 89502
Work-phone: 775-336-0231
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