Posts by Natalie Minuzzo

Story by NBC Bay Area. “They’re very creative, they’re very innovative,” said Jennifer Gray Thompson of the Bay Area fire response group After The Fire. “And then to see this amazing wildfire resistant, really climate resistant go up here, really the most impressive example I’ve seen in six years of doing this work.”   Above…

Story by The Sonoma Index-Tribune. As a lifelong resident of the valley and local leader in disaster relief from the 2017 fires, Rep. Thompson believes Gray Thompson “is emblematic of the strength of our survivor community and has been instrumental in helping fire survivors recover and rebuild.”   Rep. Mike Thompson from California’s 4th District…

Story by Forbes. From the Editor Gray Thompson, a leader in the recent field of megafire disasters across the American West, is the CEO of After The Fire, a nonprofit organization supporting wildfire-affected communities. Thompson’s path to leadership took several turns. She was a high school dropout, a homeless teenager and a poverty-stricken single mom.…

Story by NBC Bay Area. “Our goal is they won’t have to begin at the beginning,” Thompson said. “We can actually shorten that pain period between actual event and how you rebuild.”   Amid the crumpled, twisted remains of the Plumas County town of Greenville, few people stirred, other than the constant caravans of disaster…