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 Bay Firestorm destroyed entire suburban neighborhoods in a matter of hours. But they are now rebuilt. This panel shared how the recovery unfolded and how these leaders helped over the long term to make the rebuild happen more quickly with fewer problems for all the stakeholders involved.
Our panel:
Jennifer Gray Thompson, CEO, After the Fire
Pamela Van Halsema, Director of Community and Digital Programs, After the Fire and Tubbs Fire Survivor from Coffey Park
Brad Sherwood, Co-Founder and VP of Larkfield Resilience Fund, Tubbs Fire Survivor from Larkfield, Assistant General Manager, Sonoma Water
Jeff Okrepkie, Founder of Coffey Strong, Tubbs Fire Survivor from Coffey Park and Commercial Insurance Professional