Archive for January 2022
February 1 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Before the Fire News: Building Resilience Coconino National Forest Proud to Work Alongside Partners, Be Part of USDA’s 10-Year Plan to Fight Wildfires in ArizonaFrom Sedona.Biz…
Read MoreJanuary 25 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. San Francisco North Bay Wildfire-Recovery Effort Expands to Other Burned Communities in the WestFrom Business Journal, by Jeff Quackenbush | January 20, 2022 After the Fire…
Read MoreHow to Get Federally Declared Disaster Assistance Through FEMA with Cherry Jochum
How to Get Federally Declared Disaster Assistance Through FEMA with Cherry Jochum “Your despair is real…. If you don’t get the answers you want, appeal. Ask the right people and keep asking till you get to the right person.” -Cherry Jochum Signed by President Jimmy Carter, Executive Order 12127 established the…
Read MoreONLINE EVENT: Managing Effective Communications with the Community As You Rebuild
This session was recorded and the video is posted our YouTube Channel View this information on our Events Calendar About this Meeting Managing effective communications is difficult during normal times, let alone after disaster. Prioritizing clear communications across multiple channels with different stakeholders is essential, and done well can avoid confusion and help more people…
Read MoreJanuary 18 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Before the Fire News: Building Resilience Mental Fitness Training for Wildland Fire Fireline PersonnelFrom Homeland Security Today | January 14, 2022 WFSTAR is now required training…
Read MoreWhat to Expect from Season 3 of the How to Disaster Podcast
What to Expect from Season 3 of the How to Disaster Podcast “The only way through this is together.” -Jennifer Thompson We’ve come so far! And we did it together! Thank you ever so much for being with us until this moment. In Season 1 & 2, we’ve met incredible…
Read MoreAfter the Fire Announces 2nd Year of Exclusive Travel Partnership with Alaska Airlines
Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO and Judy Coffey, Board President of a leading nonprofit in wildfire recovery in the United States announced Alaska Airlines as After the Fire USA’s exclusive travel partner. The travel partnership with Alaska Airlines supports the work of After the Fire USA in critically important ways: a donation that fiscally supports our…
Read MoreAfter the Fire Appoints Marko Bey, Forest Resilience and Ecology Leader for Oregon and Northern California to the Board of Directors
Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO and Judy Coffey RN, Board President of After the Fire USA, the leading nonprofit wildfire recovery organization in the western United States announced today the board appointment of wildfire resilience leader Marko Bey, a leader in wildfire mitigation, forest restoration, and workforce development. Marko Bey is the Founder and Executive Director of Lomakatsi Restoration Project (lomakatsi.org) based in Ashland, Oregon and affected by…
Read MoreJanuary 11 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Before the Fire News: Building Resilience This Vast Wildfire Lab Is Helping Foresters Prepare for a Hotter PlanetFrom The New York Times, by Henry Fountain |…
Read MoreJanuary 4 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. How the Elite U.S. Forest Service Hotshots Battle WildfiresFrom NBC News, by Emilie Ikeda | December 17, 2021 Members of the U.S. Forest Service hotshots team…
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