Posts by Jennifer Gray Thompson
May is Wildfire Preparedness Month
Prepare Your Home May is National Wildfire Preparedness month, and there are so many things to do now to reduce risk and ensure safety when the next red flag day approaches. This time of year is especially good to take action since the ground has more moisture and temperatures are mild. Acknowledging that ‘fire season’…
Read MoreMay 10 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. Recent and Active Fire News Cerro Pelado Fire, New Mexico May 2022 Photo by the National Interagency Fire Center New Mexico ‘megafire’ rages out of controlFrom…
Read MoreMay 3 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. Recent and Active Fire News Firefighters battling the nation’s largest active wildfire brace for strong windsFrom KQED, by Associated Press | May 1, 2022 Over 1,000…
Read MoreApril 26 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. Recent and Active Fire News “A very chaotic situation’: Crews tackle growing wildfiresFrom AP News, by Felicia Fonseca and Susan Montoya Bryan | April 22, 2022…
Read MoreApril 19 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. Communities Navigating Recovery News After a rough year, new wildfire warnings have Boulder, Colo., on edgeFrom NPR, by Kirk Siegler | April 14, 2022 After the…
Read MoreAfter the Fire Provides Backbone Leadership and Support for North Bay Forest Improvement Program’s Success
In the Fall, After the Fire had the chance to present at the 2021 Colorado Wildland Fire Conference on the North Bay Forest Improvement Program. It was as successful discussion as fire professionals from all over the state learned how this public-private partnership among four counties could be implemented in Colorado. While there was much…
Read MoreApril 12 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. PG&E settles Kincade, Dixie fire cases without admitting to crimesFrom ABC10, by Brandon Rittiman, Associated Presse | April 11, 2022 In a pair of settlements unveiled…
Read MoreApril 5 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. Communities Navigating Recovery News Local School Districts Get Some Much Needed Funding Following 2020 WildfiresFrom KDRV, by Ariel Iacobazzi | April 2, 2022 New state funding…
Read MoreMarch 29 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. Communities Navigating Recovery News Officials seek public input on how to spend wildfire recovery fundsFrom KEZI9 ABC News, by Chelsea Hunt | March 25, 2022 Oregon…
Read MoreMarch 22 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. Communities Navigating Recovery News Aspiring Journalists at Talent Middle School Working with PBS on Almeda Fire StoryFrom KOBI-TV NBC5 | March 17, 2022 Two eighth graders…
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