We help communities recover, rebuild and reimagine after disaster

Season 4

Nov. 21, 2022

010: How to Improve Community Preparedness After a Wildfire with Pame…

“It's through those human relationships that make this whole thing tolerable to do because it's about the people involved." -Pamela Van Halsema   Episode Description:  Wildfires are a natural part of the globe's ecosystem. But in...

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Nov. 14, 2022

009: How the North Bay Forest Improvement Program Mitigates Wildfire …

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 what's needed to get done. And together, we can figure...

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Nov. 7, 2022

008: How Building Materials Make a Difference in Disasters with Alist…

"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...

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Oct. 31, 2022

007: 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   Episode Description:  Homes are meant to be safe havens. They're the places we retreat to in times of need and they help us avoid the brunt of...

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Oct. 24, 2022

006: How to Improve the Impact of Distributed Goods and Charities wit…

"[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." -Jim Alvey Episode...

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Oct. 17, 2022

005: How to Finance MicroGrid and Green Building in Disaster with Wil…

"It's really exciting to think about what could be done when the generator is not the problem." -Will Heegaard Episode Description:    Rebuilding a community after a disaster is a lot like building a house. You have to make sure that...

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Oct. 10, 2022

004: Home Hardening Best Practices to Mitigate Wildfire with Stuart M…

"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 Episode Description:  Fire is one of the most destructive disasters that can happen to a...

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Oct. 3, 2022

003: How the Readiness for Resilience Program Helps Communities Build…

“We can't meet this challenge as individual organizations. We need to band together and create a voice.” -Steve Crout   Episode Description:  Every community is different, and every community's needs are different. But one thing that all...

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Sept. 26, 2022

002: How to Improve Community Resilience and Preparedness with Michel…

“The significance of the average person understanding the consequence of what's coming is huge.” -Michelle Luckett   Episode Description:  Every community is unique. It's not just about the geography or demographic, but also the...

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Sept. 19, 2022

001: Welcome to the FOURTH Season of HTD

“There’s no place on the globe that is safe from climate-based disasters. So. it’s all of our jobs to not engage in magical thinking at all, but instead to lean all of the ways in to figure out how we are going to get to the other side  and...

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Aug. 30, 2021

017: How to Bridge the Gap Between Federal and Local Policy with Geor…

“After every disaster, communities need to be rebuilt, but it shouldn't just be the powers from above that decide how that happens. There should be a participatory process for people to engage and reassess.” -George Laws Garcia  ...

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