Alidade Fire & Fuels
Wildland Fuel Management
If you live in the mountain west, wildfires are going to be a fact of life. I can help you plan for when wildfires affect your property. If your home and outbuildings are constructed with fire resitant materials and your property is managed to withstand fire, you can maintain the standard of living that you desire.
The alidade is a tool that is an integral part of the Osborne Fire Finder that fire lookouts use to locate wildland fires. I can help you find your way to creating survivability for your infrastructure and sustainable management of your property. I provide wildland fuel management consulting services to individuals and businesses who want to safely and efficiently manage the impacts of wildland fire to their property. I consult on structural and wildland fire protection, including fuel management strategies, fire management planning, wildland urban interface assessments, risk analysis and fire prevention planning.
Property Assessment
Property assessments begin with your structures and expand to include the entire property.
Consideration is given to survivable space as well as the long-term impacts to the vegetation and property.
Your infrastructure will also be evaluated to ensure it's longevity and utility for firefighting resources.
Project Planning
Recommendations to improve landscaping and infrastructure
Fire management planning and managing fuel reduction in wildland and urban interface areas
Modelling potential fire incidents for property owners using the latest technology
Wildland Fire Training
Basic and Intermediate wildland fire skills courses
Incident Command System courses
With 35 years of experience as a professional and volunteer firefighter, Ashley Sites has experience in a wide range of fuel types and incidents throughout the United States and Canada. He has served in many roles from firefighter to Smokejumper to Operations Section Chief and Incident Commander. He is also a firefighter for a volunteer department and is experienced in Structural Fires and structure assessment.
He started implementing fuel reduction projects in college to raise money for the logger sports team. As a previous Fire Management Officer and Forest Fire Staff Officer, he has extensive experience in wildland fuel management and project planning. He is skilled as a Fire Behavior Analyst and Long-term Analyst and proficient with current fire models. He is also well versed in strategic planning and risk management.
