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2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “We're going to have to come together in order to be climate resilient.” —Elizabeth Christy “The earth knows how to respond.” —Caitlin Cornwall “There's this window of opportunity after a catastrophe.” —Joe Nordlinger Disasters are complex challenges that require integrated solutions. While technology can…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “The most important people in the room are the people who have lived it, who went to bed one night and the next day when they woke up, their lives were absolutely never the same.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson “In Hawaii, we call land Aina,…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “Nothing else mattered more than helping our people… Together, we have the chance to not only rebuild, but to do so in a way that honors our past, supports our present, and secures a resilient future.” —Honorable Richard Bissen The August 2023 Maui wildfire…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “We have one chance, and we have one chance to get this right. If we rebuild Lahaina only for Lahaina, we will fail. We have to rebuild Lahaina for all of Hawaii, for all of mankind, so that Lahaina can be the example of…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “We were rendering aid— food, medical, and those immediate needs until such that the government arrived. So we were in operation for 30 days.” —Kalikolehua Store “Hard decisions had to be made that day. My daughter would grab the pets and I would grab…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “We need to stop looking at people in this country being victims all the time, but actually being the true first responder in every community, in every situation.” —Brock Long Disasters are hitting our communities harder and more frequently than ever before. We can't…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “After disaster, there is plenty of information that you have to absorb, there's plenty of decisions you've got to make, there's plenty of problems you've got to solve, and prolonged stress impacts our ability to do all of those things.” —Jolie Wills After a…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “Allow yourself the best you can to just release into all things in due time.” —Jacqui Jorgeson “It's important as leaders that we show those who we are leading that we also need breaks. We are not gods.” —Matt Henderson “Whatever people needed, everybody…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “The critical resources we used for this were imagination and creativity— things that are always with us, even immediately after a disaster. And by doing this, we have helped ourselves heal ourselves, we've helped our community heal.” —Ken Donnell “Children in our community haven't…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “Our mission should be developing communities to better withstand the challenges of our climate, building better and smarter in the first place, not just building back better. Together, we can create a safer, more prepared locality, a more prepared state, a more prepared nation.”…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “There's a lot that can be done if you open up the doors and just change the way that you do things.” —Jim Alvey “We don't do anything globally without partnerships. As a disaster relief organization, we're trying to get the most relief, the…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “A shared vision of reality where we can all see what's happening allows us all to respond to the same thing accordingly.” —John Mills Preparing for the future of disasters requires innovative solutions that go beyond traditional approaches. By consolidating critical information and leveraging…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “It's never about benefiting our organization, it's about benefiting the cause.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson Day 2 of the 2024 Wildfire Leadership Summit is underway and the insights are about to get even more powerful! After an inspiring and insightful first day, we are thrilled…

2024 AFTER THE FIRE USA WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “We have to grow the ‘we’ if we're going to survive in the future.” —Supervisor James Gore Effective leadership is not about commanding authority, but about cultivating a shared vision and empowering the community. True leaders understand that their role…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “You got to be able to get out there and be able to assess the situation, not only from the building standpoint but the infrastructure standpoint, so that your decision-makers have the opportunity to make decisions and know what's facing them in terms of…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: Mutual aid is a critical component of effective disaster recovery. By sharing resources, expertise, and lessons learned, communities can bounce back faster and stronger in the face of catastrophic events. Mutual support is the foundation for building resilience and restoring hope. In this episode,…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “If we're not building with sustainable materials and we're not designing with sustainability in mind, we'll be in an even worse place environmentally.” —Andrew Rothgaber “We were able to achieve gold standard…so that people know that they have a higher chance that if there's…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “The solutions are creating those resilient landscapes.” —Marko Bey “It's going to come back to you. Is going to come back to how prepared you are? —how prepared can we all be to face these events? We need to center ourselves in that Indigenous…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “The fact that the fire's not near you, it doesn't mean that energy is not going to affect you.” —Hani Taan “What we're trying to shore up is to not only protect assets but to keep the fire from getting worse.” —Carrie Horazeck The…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “The biggest component of it is making sure that everyone's talking as much as possible, that there is collaboration and you're working together in order to make sure that kids have the support that they need.” —Henry Meier “If I don't feel emotionally safe,…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “It is becoming a cheerleader for the community that we're [private sector] back.” —Tim Zahner “It takes all of us to make a recovery. There are no heroes after the disaster itself. We all have a role to play.” —Lynn Knight “The Kupuna up…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: Disasters often hit vulnerable communities the hardest, but grassroots leaders are stepping up to meet their unique needs. From providing essential resources to fostering community resilience, these frontline responders are redefining disaster recovery. Tune in as these inspiring leaders delve into the challenges of…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “Indigenous values can shift how we deal with disasters.” —Kainoa Horcajo Disaster recovery isn't just about rebuilding infrastructure— it's about honoring the deep connections between people and place. Principles like reciprocity, collective responsibility, and deep connection to the land can shape a more compassionate…

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Episode Description: “It's not enough just to give, you have to always receive as well with the same grace and gratitude and aloha.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson “Aloha is boundless, and we know that Aloha reaches all shores and all states. Even in the most trying of…