The After the Fire USA Wildfire Leadership Summit
September 20-22, 2022 in Sonoma, CA
PANEL: Helping the Helpers: Staying Well through the Long Recovery
MODERATOR: Dr. Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D., Research Scientist National Center for PTSD, Palo Alto VA Healthcare System and Stanford University
PANELISTS:
Steve Akre, Fire Chief, Sonoma Valley Fire Response Agency
Susan Dunn, Education & Support Services Manager, NAMI Sonoma County
Sue Farren, Founder and Executive Director, First Responders Resiliency and Paramedic (retired)
Erin Hawkins, Vice President, Hanna Institute @ Hanna Center
Aristotle Wolfe, Assistant Chief, California Highway Patrol, Northern Division
Contact the Panel:
https://www.resiliency1st.org
https://www.sonomacity.org/departments/fire-department
www.chp.ca.gov
https://namisonomacounty.org
https://www.hannacenter.org
https://www.ptsd.va.gov
This panel explores the mental and physical health of those on the front lines of wildfire emergency. How does the trauma of wildfire affect our mental and physical health during emergency and over time? For those on the front lines as first and second responders, what is the impact on their health and wellbeing? Panelist share how their repeated and prolonged exposure to trauma impacts them, and how they and their organizations can take proactive steps to be healthy and prevent long term negative outcomes--for fire survivors, first responders, children, secondary responders and more.
After The Fire USA hosted a three-day conference for networking, knowledge sharing, and capacity building to address the problem of Megafires in the US. The Wildfire Leadership Summit took place at the Hanna Center in Sonoma, California and was built from a coalition of wildfire communities, wildfire recovery and resilience organizations, and local community groups, regional, national partners, funders, and leaders.
Thank you to the major sponsor of the Leadership Summit, Fannie Mae and their Disaster Response Network.
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Thanks to our Summit host Hanna Center and to The Insurance Institute for Business and Home Safety (IBHS) for their generous contribution, for the travel support provided by Alaska Airlines and thanks to Wednesday’s evening film event sponsor Obsidian Wine Company.
For more information about After The Fire USA, or the Wildfire Leadership Summit, please visit AfterTheFireUSA.org or email @info@AfterTheFireUSA.org.