After the Fire Appoints Marko Bey, Forest Resilience and Ecology Leader for Oregon and Northern California to the Board of Directors
Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO and Judy Coffey RN, Board President of After the Fire USA, the leading nonprofit wildfire recovery organization in the western United States announced today the board appointment of wildfire resilience leader Marko Bey, a leader in wildfire mitigation, forest restoration, and workforce development. Marko Bey is the Founder and Executive Director of Lomakatsi Restoration Project (lomakatsi.org) based in Ashland, Oregon and affected by…
Read MoreJanuary 11 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Before the Fire News: Building Resilience This Vast Wildfire Lab Is Helping Foresters Prepare for a Hotter PlanetFrom The New York Times, by Henry Fountain |…
Read MoreJanuary 4 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. How the Elite U.S. Forest Service Hotshots Battle WildfiresFrom NBC News, by Emilie Ikeda | December 17, 2021 Members of the U.S. Forest Service hotshots team…
Read MoreForbes Profile: Jennifer Gray Thompson
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.…
Read MoreHappy Holidays from After the Fire! Simply Remembering Our 12 Favorite Things in 2021
Wishing you and yours all the beauty of this magical holiday season! “Thank you for your support of our evolution in 2021 to meet the needs of wildfire survivors. Please consider us in your end of year giving.” ~ Judy Coffey, Board President and Tubbs Fire Survivor As we look toward 2022, we’re simply remembering our 12…
Read MoreDecember 21 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Communities Navigating Recovery News Jane Braxton Little: A Tour Guide to Hell on Earth, Small Town-StyleFrom Vox Populi, by Jane Braxton LIttle | December 20, 2021…
Read MoreAfter the Fire Delegation Zooms to DC to Meet with Electeds Regarding Wildfire
During the fall of 2021, After the Fire hosted an ongoing virtual advocacy delegation of local elected officials, non-profit leaders, and community members to meet with our country’s senators and representatives regarding wildfire. Advocacy in the era of COVID-19 has shifted these kinds of meetings from in person in Washington DC, to a new virtual…
Read MoreDecember 14 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Technology and Innovation News Scientists Show How Wildfire Smoke Increases Ozone PollutionFrom Caltech, by Robert Perkins | December 8, 2021 Using data gathered from a specially…
Read MoreAfter the Fire Announces Appointment of Two New Board Members
Pamela Williams and Chisato Fukuda Calvert Bring Fire Power to Fire Recovery Organization December 8, 2021 – Sonoma, CA. – Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO and Charles Brooks, COO of the esteemed fire recovery organization in the western United States announced today two new high-powered members to its board of directors at After The Fire USA…
Read MoreDecember 7 Digest: This Week in Wildfire Recovery News
This is a digest of selected news and media that emerged over the last week related to wildfire emergencies, recovery efforts, and resilience building efforts in the American West. Technology and Innovation News Pilot Project on Caldor Fire Tested Resource Tracking and Mesh CommunicationsFrom Wildfire Today, by Bill Gabbert | December 3, 2021 An interagency…
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