Course Information
Online Friday, February 28th from 8:00am to 12:00pm. The renewal will only be available to those who have been Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified for at least four (4) years. To maintain your Qualification, you must be an ISAT member and an ISA Certified Arborist or ISA Board Certified Master Arborist.
This course will be limited to 30 participants.
Agenda
The Texas Chapter ISA and the Texas A&M Forest Service developed the Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification Course and Assessment (WRRQ). The WRRQ is good for five (5) years. This "Virtual Renewal" will extend your Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification for a period of three (3) years. To maintain your Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualification, you can either retake the two-day course and have a five (5) year extension or you can attend this course and extend for three (3) years. This four-hour workshop will discuss wildfire reduction methodologies and practical application in the field.
Each participant that successfully completes the course will maintain the status of Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified. Your qualification will continue to be listed on the Texas Chapter website as well as on any handout and other materials referencing qualified individuals.
Kari Hines, Weldon Dent, and Buster Robinson, Texas A&M Forest Service, will be conducting the training.
Check your WRRQ expiration date and other information on the ISAT website: Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified Arborists | ISA Texas Chapter. Please let us know of any changes or corrections in your posted information.
4 Continuing education units available
Course Pricing
ISAT member: $125.00 USD (You must be a member Click Here to renew)
Member pricing is an exclusive benefit to ISAT members only. You must be a current ISAT member at the time of registration.
Cancellation Policy
A processing fee of $25 USD will be charged for all cancellations received on or before February 21, 2025. Cancellations after February 21, 2025, will be charged the full amount of the registration fee. Cancellation requests must be emailed to [email protected].
Prerequisites:
Applicants must be Wildfire Risk Reduction Qualified for at least four (4) years, an ISA Certified (or Board) Arborist, and a Texas Chapter ISA member.
*To participate, you must have a working microphone and web camera. All participants will need to physically be at a desk, not viewing on a smart phone.*
Kari Hines graduated with a Bachelors of Sciences in Forestry from Northern Arizona University. She has been with the Texas A&M Forest Service since 2012, first as an Inventory Forester and then with the Mitigation and Prevention Department. She enjoys helping people realize wildfire risks and learn how to protect themselves, their families and communities, all while balancing the environmental needs of their property. On top of various National Wildfire Coordinating Group qualifications including Public Information Officer Type 2 and Firefighter Type 1, she holds Certified Arborist credentials through International Society of Arboriculture.
Weldon serves as a Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Specialist with Texas A&M Forest Service.
Buster Robinson is the Incident Aviation Operations Officer with the Texas A&M Forest Service (TAMFS) in Palestine, TX. He is an experienced forester and wildland firefighter, qualified as a Task Force Leader and Prescribed Fire Burn Boss, among other credentials. He graduated from Stephen F. Austin State University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Science in Forestry and practiced residential and commercial arboriculture for several years before joining TAMFS. He is a SAF Certified Forester, a TFA Accredited Forester, and an ISA Certified Arborist.
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