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Feb. 22, 2022

Take 5 - Community Engagement - videogram

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Rebuild Paradise Foundation: Website https://www.rebuildparadise.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paradiserebuilds Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rebuildparadiseca/ Connect with Jenna Murray-Johnson: Website https://www.ridgerealtor.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jennamurrayrealtor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jennamurrayrealtor/ Connect with Chops Teen Club: Website https://www.chopsteenclub.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chopsteenclub Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chopsteenclub/ “This is going to…

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Feb. 21, 2022

S03-E05 - Take 5 - Community Engagement

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Rebuild Paradise Foundation: Website https://www.rebuildparadise.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/paradiserebuilds Instagram https://www.instagram.com/rebuildparadiseca/ Connect with Jenna Murray-Johnson: Website https://www.ridgerealtor.com/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/jennamurrayrealtor Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jennamurrayrealtor/ Connect with Chops Teen Club: Website https://www.chopsteenclub.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/chopsteenclub Instagram https://www.instagram.com/chopsteenclub/ “This is going to…

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Feb. 17, 2022

Open Forum with Marshall Fire Survivors Feb 16, 2022

After the Fire is brought a delegation of Sonoma County, CA Fire Survivors who lost their homes in the 2017 North Bay Complex Fires to Boulder County. Each served as a community leader in the long term recovery and rebuilding of their community. Just like the Marshall Fire, the North…

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Feb. 17, 2022

How to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2 - Audiogram

For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new thing called “compound disasters''. It is already happening and will keep happening in the years to come. What can we do to address this? Jennifer…

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Feb. 15, 2022

How to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2 - Videogram

For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new thing called “compound disasters''. It is already happening and will keep happening in the years to come. What can we do to address this? Jennifer…

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Feb. 14, 2022

S03-E04 - How to Address Compound Disasters with Renae Hanvin Part 2

For years, we’ve seen how the intensity and scope of disasters have evolved, but our preparedness is yet to be tested again with this new thing called “compound disasters''. It is already happening and will keep happening in the years to come. What can we do to address this? Jennifer…

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Feb. 10, 2022

Take 5: Fire Survivor Stories - Videogram

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Larkfield Resilience Fund: Website: https://www.larkfieldfund.com/home Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larkfieldfund Connect With Coffey Strong: Website: https://coffeystrong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeyparkstrong/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeystrongsr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coffey-strong/about/ Connect With Peter Alan: Website: http://www.peteralanart.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peteralanart Twitter: https://twitter.com/peteralanart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-alan-43006413/ “We cannot and…

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Feb. 8, 2022

Take 5: Fire Survivors - Audiogram

Links are provided where to find all three guests’ organizational or personal affiliations below: Connect with Larkfield Resilience Fund: Website: https://www.larkfieldfund.com/home Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larkfieldfund Connect With Coffey Strong: Website: https://coffeystrong.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/coffeyparkstrong/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/coffeystrongsr LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/coffey-strong/about/ Connect With Peter Alan: Website: http://www.peteralanart.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/peteralanart Twitter: https://twitter.com/peteralanart LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-alan-43006413/ “We cannot and…

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Feb. 7, 2022

S3-E03 - Take 5 - Fire Survivor Stories

“We cannot and should not let our community down and go through another wildfire and lose another life. That should be our mission. That should be our goal.” -Brad Sherwood “Strong recovery comes down to people.” -Pamela Van Halsema “You called me a second responder, I'd never heard that term…

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Jan. 27, 2022

Managing Effective Communications with the Community as you Rebuild

Managing effective communications is difficult during normal times, let alone after disaster. Prioritizing clear communications across multiple channels with different stakeholders is essential, and done well can avoid confusion and help more people make good decisions. Communicating trusted information to those who are rebuilding can also increase community engagement in…

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Jan. 26, 2022

How to Get Federally Declared Disaster Assistance Through FEMA with Cherry Jochum

“Your despair is real…. If you don't get the answers you want, appeal. Ask the right people and keep asking till you get to the right person.” -Cherry Jochum Episode Description: Signed by President Jimmy Carter, Executive Order 12127 established the Federal Emergency Management Agency, widely known as FEMA, as…

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Jan. 25, 2022

How to Get Federally Declared Disaster Assistance Through FEMA with Cherry Jochum (Audio only)

“Your despair is real…. If you don't get the answers you want, appeal. Ask the right people and keep asking till you get to the right person.” -Cherry Jochum Episode Description: Signed by President Jimmy Carter, Executive Order 12127 established the Federal Emergency Management Agency, widely known as FEMA, as…

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Jan. 24, 2022

S3-E02 - How to Get Federally Declared Disaster Assistance Through FEMA with Cherry Jochum

“Your despair is real…. If you don't get the answers you want, appeal. Ask the right people and keep asking till you get to the right person.” -Cherry Jochum Episode Description: Signed by President Jimmy Carter, Executive Order 12127 established the Federal Emergency Management Agency, widely known as FEMA, as…

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Jan. 20, 2022

What to Expect on Season 3 of the How to Disaster Podcast!

"The only way through this is together." -Jennifer Gray Thompson Episode Description: We've come so far! And we did it together! Thank you ever so much for being with us until this moment. In Season 1 &2, we have met incredible people who faced life-threatening and terrifying disasters and yet…

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Jan. 18, 2022

What to Expect on Season 3 of the How to Disaster Podcast! (Audio only)

"The only way through this is together." -Jennifer Gray Thompson Episode Description: We've come so far! And we did it together! Thank you ever so much for being with us until this moment. In Season 1 &2, we have met incredible people who faced life-threatening and terrifying disasters and yet…

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Jan. 17, 2022

S3-E01 - What to Expect from Season 3 of the How to Disaster Podcast

"The only way through this is together." -Jennifer Gray Thompson Episode Description: We've come so far! And we did it together! Thank you ever so much for being with us until this moment. In Season 1 &2, we have met incredible people who faced life-threatening and terrifying disasters and yet…

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Dec. 17, 2021

How to Plan for Rebuilding After Wildfire & Practical Tips for Selecting a Builder

A Community to Community Meeting of the Wildfire Survivor Leadership Network from After the Fire. The task of rebuilding is complex and requires much research and thought before moving forward. About this Meeting If a wildfire has destroyed your home or business, there are many details to consider before deciding…

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Dec. 6, 2021

ATF3R On the Road to Santiam Canyon, Oregon

After the Fire traveled with a team to Santiam Canyon, Oregon, 14 months after wildfires tore through the canyon driven by high winds. The of Labor Day Weekend 2020 devastation took out hundreds of homes and wiped out several small towns in this beautiful scenic area along the North Santiam…

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Nov. 30, 2021

Bridging the Gap Between Fed/Local Policy with George Laws Garcia How to Disaster Podcast

“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 Watch the Full episode here : https://youtu.be/rDhAarNqvw0 Episode Description: What happens when politics…

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Nov. 23, 2021

Enhancing Equity and Sustainability with Amy Simpkins How to Disaster Podcast

“A fundamental principle of innovation is that if you want more diversity of ideas and possibilities, you need to have more diverse brains in the room. That's not a diminishment of anyone. In fact, that's an elevation of everyone.” -Amy Simpkins Episode Description: Electricity is probably one of the most…

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Nov. 16, 2021

How to Address Wildfire Risks and Insurance with Indigenous Practices with Wendy Nystrom - Videogram

“We have much worse wildfires due to everything that climate change has caused. We need to have a forward-thinking conversation, not a reactionary one.” -Wendy Nystrom Episode Description: We are living in a major historical event- climate change. And the best mechanism we have to combat this is community. By…

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Nov. 9, 2021

Providing Legal Aid to Disaster Survivors with Kendall Jarvis, Esq How to Disaster Podcast

“Advocate for yourself as best as you can in terms of knowing what your rights are. There's this element where you lack confidence as a survivor, you think that that person knows more than you do and that's not true.” -Kendall Jarvis Esq. Watch the Full episode here : https://youtu.be/SUl54YraY9E…

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Nov. 4, 2021

Ready for Rain: Land Care After Wildfire

Rain is coming! This is a recording of the October 2021 Community to Community meeting of the Wildfire Survivor Network. We heard from environmental scientists and land managers who have years of experience caring for burned land after wildfire. Hear about best practices, strategies, tools and lessons learned in private…

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Nov. 2, 2021

How to Rebuild as a Public Sector Official with Tennis Wick How to Disaster Podcast

“You're in that place where disaster hasn't hit you, but you know it’s coming. Start training now.” -Tennis Wick Watch the full episode here : https://youtu.be/N9x8LjOY0iM Episode Description: The community often looks to public sector officials for everything, and any delay or failure often turns to blame. Most people forget…

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