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Remembrance and the Path Forward
Today marks four years since our lives and landscape changed in a megafire that swept across four counties for 23 days, destroying nearly 9,000 structures, and claiming 43 lives. Remembrance from Judy Coffey, After the Fire Board President Our October 2017 megafire marked the official beginning of an era of megafires that have since occupied…
Read MoreCommissioner Lara protects insurance coverage for 325,000 Northern California wildfire survivors
Announcement from the California Department of Insurance Mandatory one-year moratorium prevents homeowner insurance cancellations and non-renewals following an emergency declaration SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara today ordered insurance companies to preserve residential insurance coverage for more than 325,000 policyholders who have been affected by devastating Northern California wildfires across 22 counties. This Order protects those living…
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 MoreCommunity to Community Advice: First Steps After a Fire – Part 1
For All Total Loss and Partial Loss Fire Survivors Immediately After You Lose Your Home, or the Use of Your Home, after a Fire Ensure the safety of yourself, your family, and your pets. Do not attempt to go to your home site until it is deemed safe to do so. Immediately start looking for…
Read MoreNational Preparedness Month: Assemble Your Go Bag
After an emergency, you may need to survive on your own for several days. Being prepared means having your own food, water and other supplies to last for several days. A disaster supplies kit is a collection of basic items your household may need in the event of an emergency. Make sure your emergency kit is stocked with the…
Read MorePrepare for Disaster: Make an Emergency Plan for your Family
Make a plan today. Your household may not be together if a disaster strikes, so it is important to know which types of disasters could affect your area. Know how you’ll contact one another and reconnect if separated. Establish a family meeting place that’s familiar and easy to find. Step 1: Put a plan together by discussing the questions below with…
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,…
Read MorePaying it Forward in 2020
Fire Survivors Convene for RNBF Community Conversation in Talent, OR Amidst a global pandemic, the west coast experienced a devastating fire season. In California alone, over one million acres burned while Oregon, Washington, and Colorado suffered through mega wildfires that devastated towns across the American west. Rebuild Northbay is helping to pay it forward to…
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