Reno Meeting - All Members Welcome - Fire Initiatives in Washoe County and the State of Nevada

Fire Initiatives

in Washoe County and

the State of Nevada

Join us September 1st to hear from Chief Alex Kukulus and Division Chief August Isernhagen from Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue.

*This meeting has been changed to Zoom format

and all NV IWF members are welcome to attend.

Chief Kukulus began his career in the fire service in 1997 in Central California. He became a Paramedic and worked with REMSA before becoming a Firefighter with the Sparks Fire Department and the Carson City Fire Department. In 2003, 

Chief Kukulus began working for the Nevada Division of Forestry as a Firefighter/Paramedic, which eventually became Sierra Fire, and later Truckee Meadows Fire in 2012. He has held nearly every rank in the fire service during his tenure and has been the Deputy Fire Chief since July of 2019.  Chief Kukulus is a graduate of the University of Nevada Reno with a degree in Business-Management, and also has a degree in Fire Science. 

Division Chief August Isernhagen began his career in the natural resource and wildland fire management fields in 2000 in Western Nevada.  He started as a Seasonal Park Ranger and was a volunteer fire fighter for several years.  Chief Isernhagen joinedthe Nevada Division of Forestry in 2003 and remained there until 2020, when he took the Wildfire/Fuels Division Chief position with Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District.  

While with Nevada Division of Forestry, Chief Isernhagen spent many years in the Engine, Conservation Camp, and Aviation Programs.  Chief Isernhagen is a graduate of the University of Nevada Reno with a degree in Forest Management and Ecology and a minor in Rangeland Ecology and Management.  He is nearly finished with a master’s degree in Public Administration.

Chief Kukulus and Chief Isernhagen will be giving us an overview on some of the larger initiatives in the local area. They will also be talking about trends in fire service, EMS, fuels management, and wildfire preparedness. 

*This meeting has been changed to Zoom format

and all NV IWF members are welcome to attend.

Registration is Free for this Event

This event is a standard ZOOM format meeting!

You can be seen and heard by the presenter or the other attendees depending on your settings.

Due to the limited number of spaces, no guest registration will be permitted until 72 hours before this event in order to give all members ample opportunity to register first.