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“When the call for evacuation comes, take it seriously. When the fire is coming at you, you don't have any time.” -Gary Jones Episode Description: “All the big decisions in life are before you”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire survivor. We have heard Gary’s story in part 1 of…

“Let the timing flow, be open to finding your space. There is a room for everyone and a need for everyone to participate. We're at a critical point in human evolution where we don't have the luxury of waiting for everyone else to solve the problems. We have to do…

“Let the timing flow, be open to finding your space. There is a room for everyone and a need for everyone to participate. We're at a critical point in human evolution where we don't have the luxury of waiting for everyone else to solve the problems. We have to do…

“Let the timing flow, be open to finding your space. There is a room for everyone and a need for everyone to participate. We're at a critical point in human evolution where we don't have the luxury of waiting for everyone else to solve the problems. We have to do…

“Fire never has enough. It has an insatiable appetite.” -Gary Jones Listen to the full episode here : https://youtu.be/IiE6L8Gg0vM Episode Description: “911 showed up six days later”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire survivor. During a fire, you are on your own for days. So one of the biggest decisions…

“Fire never has enough. It has an insatiable appetite.” -Gary Jones Listen to the full episode here : https://youtu.be/IiE6L8Gg0vM Episode Description: “911 showed up six days later”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire survivor. During a fire, you are on your own for days. So one of the biggest decisions…

“Fire never has enough. It has an insatiable appetite.” -Gary Jones Episode Description: “911 showed up six days later”, says Gary Jones, a Woolsey Fire survivor. During a fire, you are on your own for days. So one of the biggest decisions we can make during a fire is to…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“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…

“We don't have the time to be in constant debate. We have to find solutions… and we're going to set the stage for a future that's going to be brighter.” -Marko Bey “We need to have a plan in place, and we need to practice these incidents before they ever…

“Being a volunteer is a privilege… I wasn't documented so I volunteered a lot. And that volunteer work led many doors to be opened up for me.” -Jocksana Corona Watch the full episode here : https://youtu.be/6Fh6geifcXA Episode Description: On September 8th of 2020, Oregon continues in high alert as another…

“Sometimes, it's not going to be pretty. And sometimes, it's not going to be easy, but we're going to make it, and we're going to move on and move forward, oftentimes, to a better place.” - Sydnie Kohara Watch the full episode here - https://youtu.be/UO3JUjnM6nw In times of disaster, providing…

“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…

“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 Episode Description: What happens when politics enters into the disaster space? It depends…

“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. Episode Description: After a disaster, people go…

Episodio 4: ¿Qué puede provocar un gran incendio como los que hemos tenido? /Ask a Fire Fighter (Spanish)

What can cause a big fire like the ones we've had? / Ask a Fire Fighter (English)

Episodio 3: ¿Cómo recargan los bomberos su camión con agua? / Ask a Fire Fighter (Spanish)

How do firefighters refill their truck with water? / Ask a Fire Fighter (English)

Episodio 2: Si hubo un incendio en la puerta de al lado, ¿qué podemos hacer para ayudar? / Ask a Fire Fighter (Spanish)