University of Nevada Cooperative Extension administrative faculty member Sonya Sistare has received the Extension's Award of Excellence for her work coordinating the college's Living With Fire program.Sistare has been program coordinator for the nationally renown program since 2005. As coordinator, she has worked with various local, state and federal firefighting and emergency agencies in promoting recommendations that help residents in Nevada's high fire-hazard areas make property improvements that increase their homes' ability to withstand wildland blazes."You would be hard pressed to find an individual who has done more to contribute to the wildland fire safety of the communities across Nevada," …