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How Data and GIS Helps FEMA Equitably Allocate Resources with Heather Milton     “If your community has a disaster, help with the planning. Help figure out what you want to happen next because if you don’t play, you can’t win.” -Heather Milton     Disasters can devastate communities greatly. When this happens, the focus…

Take 5 – Before the Fire – A Focus on Vegetation and Land Management     “There is a viable way to make money and contribute to keeping your community protected and fed at the same time.” -Algeo Che Casul   “The forest has changed dramatically from what would have been a more sustainable framework,…

How to Persevere Through the Turbulence of Disaster Recovery with Zack Rosenburg     “Outputs for clients are far more important than our temporary discomfort. You’ve got to get through tough times.” -Zack Rosenburg     It’s impossible to look at the devastation brought by wildfires and not be overwhelmed with sadness. It’s a natural…

Take 5- Three Rs – A Focus on Helping the Helpers     “We need the senior folks to be able to lead the younger ones down the trenches so they know how to keep themselves safe.”  -Sue Farren   “You have to get over yourself because this is not about turf… Let’s work together…

Understanding Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires with Chisato Fukuda Calvert Ph.D     “An ethnographic look into how complex the air pollution problem is, is important because it’s not a symptom, it’s a structural problem.” –Chisato Fukuda Calvert, Ph.D.     Air quality is drastically affected by wildfires, which can lead to health risks that…

Take 5- Advice from Policy Makers     “Our community wants to know what’s going on. They want to know how to empower themselves. They want to know what they need to change. They have power, you just have to create some infrastructure underneath.” -James Gore   People know their neighbors and they know their…

How to Memorialize Our Fire Story, A Conversation with Author Brian Fies     “Art doesn’t seem very important in an event like this. And yet sometimes, it’s the thing that lasts the longest and means the most.” –Brian Fies     Wildfires are devastating. They destroy homes, businesses, and sometimes even entire communities. And…

Take 5- Community Engagement     “This is going to speak to the value of community organizations coming together in a space that allows them to cross collaborate and to have meetings identified by certain needs… Participating in those committees and being very focused on making sure that you’re attending those community meetings, and being…

How to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2     “Preparedness and resilience is a shared responsibility.” -Renae Hanvin     For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new thing called “compound disasters”. It is already…

Take 5- Fire Survivor Stories     “We cannot and should not let our community down and go through another wildfire and lose another life. That should be our mission. That should be our goal.” -Brad Sherwood   “Strong recovery comes down to people.” -Pamela Van Halsema    “You called me a second responder, I’d…