Community Meetings
ONLINE EVENT: Organizing Your Neighborhood for Wildfire Preparedness with COPE
Hear how one community in the Wildland Urban Interface started organizing residents to prepare for disaster, and a few years later has built on that foundation to advocate, organize and train many more groups across Northern Sonoma County. This session was recorded. Access the recording and more of our monthly session videos on our YouTube…
Read MoreONLINE EVENT: Fund Development and Wildfire Recovery: Perspectives and Strategies from Two Community Foundations in Northern California
Thursday, June 9, 2022 10:00 – 11:00 AM Pacific Time Via Zoom – Please register at the button link below. This meeting will be recorded. If you pre-register we will send you the link to this recording. Click to view recording on YouTube About this Meeting The last 5 years of wildfire has taken a…
Read MoreContractor Concerns about Cashflow in the Marshall Fire Rebuild: Q & A with the HBA of Metro Denver
About this Meeting After the Fire USA Zoom meeting with the Home Builders Association of Metro Denver, to discuss concerns about cashflow during the rebuild, and factors that influence the timing and release of insurance funds from financial institutions at stages of the rebuild – either with construction loans or mortgage loans. Sonoma County representatives…
Read MoreONLINE EVENT: Know Your Options: Making Sound Home Finance Decisions After Wildfire
Listen to the Recording of this Meeting Listen to the Recording of this Meeting This session will be recorded and the video will be posted our YouTube Channel About this Meeting Should I pay off my mortgage with my insurance settlement? Can I temporarily reduce or even stop paying my mortgage while rebuilding? What’s 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 MoreONLINE EVENT: How to Plan for Rebuilding after Wildfire, and Practical Tips for Selecting a Builder
This session was recorded, and the video is posted on our YouTube Channel View this information on our Events Calendar Download pdf flyer About this Meeting If a wildfire has destroyed your home or business, there are many details to consider before deciding if you will rebuild, how you will rebuild and who will choose…
Read MoreONLINE EVENT: Ready for Rain – Land Care After Wildfire
About this Meeting This session was recorded, and the video is posted on our YouTube Channel View this information on our Events Calendar Rain is coming! Attend this Community to Community meeting of the Wildfire Survivor Network to hear from environmental scientists and land managers who have years of experience caring for burned land…
Read MoreONLINE EVENT: Solving for Toilets in Wildfire Rebuilding and Recovery
View the Recording Friday, September 24, 10:00-11:30 AM Pacific Time, via ZOOM Considerations for Non-Septic, Non-Sewer Alternative Toilets in Rebuild Areas What innovations in alternative toilet designs and technologies could help get wildfire rebuilders back home quicker, more sustainably, with a significant cost savings, too? What kind of alternatives to septic and sewer are…
Read MorePlanning for One Year After the Fire Community Commemoration
About this Meeting For this meeting we invited people who each approached their one year later date in a different way: from organizing a large county event, to a very localized neighborhood event, to helping coordinate a community calendar of happenings for an area not yet ready to assemble in a large gathering. Kat Merrick,…
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