Photo of author Lisa Hatfield
Birth City
Glen Ellyn
Birth State
IL
Current Location
Monument, CO
Occupation(s)
Wildfire risk reduction
Biography

Lisa moved to Monument in 1990 with her husband and the Air Force. She has also lived in Illinois, Ohio, and Colombia, South America. She's been a computer mapper and editor, newspaper reporter and managing editor, teacher of English as a Second Language, and member of a Community Emergency Response Team (CERT). Now, she has learned to run a chainsaw and wood-chipper, and to do public speaking (even scarier) to promote wildfire risk reduction and emergency preparedness.

Awards/Honors
2019 Volunteer of the Year: Tri-Lakes Chamber of Commerce
2020 National Wildfire Mitigation Award (with Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church Emergency Preparedness Group): National Association of State Foresters (NASF), the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC), and the National Fire Protection Assn.
2021 Service to Mankind Award: Gleneagle Sertoma
Education/Training
Geography B.A, University of Illinois
Western State University, Certificate in K-12 Linguistically Diverse Education
Community Emergency Response Team - Pikes Peak Regional Office of Emergency Management
NFPA Assessing Home Ignition Potential From Wildfire
Local Authors Genres
Published Works Book Jackets
Book cover for To Starve an Ember
Organizations
Pikes Peak Regional Community Emergency Response Team
Tri-Lakes United Methodist Church Emergency Preparedness Group
Our Community News reporter
Speaker Availability
Yes
Speaker Topics
* The Story of the Flying Ember - 20-minute tale for property owners about how to co-exist with wildfire
* Wildfire risk reduction for homeowners
* How to prepare today: your home's "ignition zone" & wildfire's flying embers (10 minutes or 2 hours - let me know)
* Emergency preparedness for everybody
* Emergency preparedness for seniors
* Solar oven cooking