How to Disaster: Recover. Rebuild. Reimagine Podcast

How to Improve Community Preparedness After a Wildfire with Pamela Van Halsema      “It’s through those human relationships that make this whole thing tolerable to do because it’s about the people involved.” -Pamela Van Halsema   Wildfires are a natural part of the globe’s ecosystem. But in recent years, they’ve become more common and…

How the North Bay Forest Improvement Program Mitigates Wildfire Risks with Molly Curley O’Brien     To just have fire experts talk about resilience is not going to create a resilient project and so it’s a good thing to have folks to be part of the conversation. We do not know the full scope of…

How Building Materials Make a Difference in Disasters with Alister Watt and Daniel Gorham     “We know that we’re not powerless against wildfires. It’s a question of, ‘what are the steps? What are the actions that really make a difference?’” -Alister Watt   “Wildfire doesn’t acknowledge boundaries— we need to be thinking about resilience…

How Our Homes Can Improve Disaster Resilience with Louie Delaware     “You need to be prepared for all sorts of scenarios as to what comes into play.” -Louie Delaware     Homes are meant to be safe havens. They’re the places we retreat to in times of need and they help us avoid the…

How to Improve the Impact of Distributed Goods and Charities with Jim Alvey     “[Helping] is a passion that goes deep. If we could steer that passion towards funding for the nonprofits that needed to do what they know they need to do, we can facilitate product donations at a much, much higher level.”…

How to Finance MicroGrid and Green Building in Disaster with Will Heegaard      “It’s really exciting to think about what could be done when the generator is not the problem.” –Will Heegaard     Rebuilding a community after a disaster is a lot like building a house. You have to make sure that the…

Home Hardening Best Practices to Mitigate Wildfire with Stuart Mitchell     “It’s really based on how people maintain their properties. They’re all the homes that look identical but they’re actually different.” -Stuart Mitchell     Fire is one of the most destructive disasters that can happen to a home. It can take just minutes…

How the Readiness for Resilience Program Helps Communities Build Disaster Resilience with Steve Crout     “We can’t meet this challenge as individual organizations. We need to band together and create a voice.” -Steve Crout     Every community is different, and every community’s needs are different. But one thing that all communities have in…

How to Improve Community Resilience and Preparedness with Michelle Luckett     “The significance of the average person understanding the consequence of what’s coming is huge.” -Michelle Luckett     Every community is unique. It’s not just about the geography or demographic, but also the way a community responds to a disaster. So it’s important…

Welcome to the FOURTH Season of HTD   Welcome to the FOURTH season of the How to Disaster Podcast! We are truly humbled by everyone’s support throughout the past three seasons. We have been blown away by your enthusiasm for this mission and how you’ve stuck with us from the beginning. You are our inspiration…