“I am a Realtor with Bass Lake Realty, and work with clients to get their homes fire-safe during each sale. I have been evacuated a number of times, and in the 2022 Fork Fire, nearly lost my home. The fire burned all of my neighbor’s homes except another house that had goats which kept the weeds down, and our home, which was well weed-whacked. We were fortunate that it was also where the firefighters held the line on our driveway. We returned home to find our white chickens were pink after being “decorated” by the planes dropping fire retardant on them.
In the past, I was the Treasurer for the North Fork Community Development Council for 5 years during the cleanup to remove asbestos and other pollutants from the old North Fork Sawmill, and have done various types of community volunteer work over the years from fundraisers to cleanups. Before I became a Realtor in 2000, I also worked in the past as an Interpretive Ranger and Resource Technician at Glacier Bay National Park; a Natural Resource Technician for the State of Alaska; a Killer Whale Researcher; a Research Assistant for other work on humpback whales and elephant seals; and as a writer, copywriter, teacher, editor, graphic artist, commercial fisherman, restaurateur, chef, carpenter, welder and more. I have a degree in Biology from UCSC, and have traveled extensively around the world. I lived in Japan for 3 years in my late 20s, which was an amazing experience. I have one grown son in the military, 2 beloved grandsons, a creative artist husband, and a handful of adorable pets.

I am happy to be of service to anyone looking to improve fire safety near their house or in the area or to refer them to the people who can.”

Alison is the Fire Advisor for Mariposa, Madera, and Fresno Counties and is based out of the University of California Cooperative Extension Office in Mariposa. Since August, Alison has coordinated YGPBC while working to secure funding to bring on a full-time coordinator. 

Prior to moving to Mariposa, Alison graduated from the University of Oregon (UO) with a Masters of Science in geography and Masters of Nonprofit Management where her research focused on modeling the effects of prescribed fire on carbon storage and future fire regimes in the Siskiyou Mountains. She also worked as a research assistant at UO’s Ecosystem Workforce Program where she did natural resource-based social science research, including how organizations are working cross-boundary to mitigate wildfire risk, the impacts of wildfire smoke on communities, and socioeconomic monitoring of landscape restoration projects. Before attending graduate school, Alison worked as a wildland firefighter with the US Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management during the 2017-2019 wildfire seasons. 

Alison is passionate about restoring fire-adapted ecosystems, helping community members learn how to live with wildfire, and building a community around prescribed fire.

Anthony Misner entered the wildland fire community while in college working for the California Department of Forestry (now CalFire). Since that time he has worked for both Madera and Mariposa County Fire Departments as an engine and water tender operator. He has taught pre-hospital emergency medical care and wildland fire with Yosemite Adult School for over 30 years. He has been instrumental in bringing the Great Sierra Forestry Corps to Eastern Madera and Mariposa County. Throughout his years in emergency services, he has been a champion of prescribed fire in returning our landscape to a healthy balance.