How to Disaster: Recover. Rebuild. Reimagine Podcast

How ToolBank USA Helps Improve Recovery and Community Preparedness with Trey Bearden     “It’s not just what happens in the immediate response… But also how we span the entire spectrum to be able to provide those necessary resources because it does take a long time to rebuild.” -Trey Bearden     Many people lost…

Take 5 — Resilience and Technology- A Focus on Future Solutions     “Micro (µ) grid is a collection of energy generation, amps, storage, and distribution assets that sit together very close to where the energy is going to be used. That’s a different architecture from what we currently have.” –Amy Simpkins    “There is…

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…