Reinventing preparedness education

Disaster is scary. Preparing shouldn’t be.

Vision

Inspire. Educate. Empower.

We want everyone everywhere to be ready to face disaster. We want all communities to be resilient, and ready to act, improvise, and overcome crisis, together. Because individuals and communities who work together come through a crisis more effectively, more quickly, and happier.

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Mission

Think. Talk. Do.

We’re reinventing disaster preparedness education by creating unforgettable learning experiences that trigger imagination, stimulate collaboration, and inspire action. We make disaster preparedness approachable and engaging. Because fun is more motivating than fear.

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Mission

Think. Talk. Do.

We’re reinventing disaster preparedness education by creating unforgettable learning experiences that trigger imagination, stimulate collaboration, and inspire action. We make disaster preparedness approachable and engaging. Because fun is more motivating than fear.

LEARN MORE About our Learning Experiences →

Action

Learn. Design. Evaluate.

We learn about best practices and worst mistakes from experts and people with personal experience. We work with communities to design, test, and deliver learning experiences. Then, we assess outcomes, and do it again, only better. Because disaster doesn’t wait for people to be prepared.

“Your program is really great and will no doubt, end up saving lives. The concept is unique, engaging, and very informative.”

— David Waxman, Participant, Wildfire Live-Action Adventure, Oakland CA

We can help

… your community to prepare for wildfire

Let’s get your community excited about preparing for wildfire. We offer a 15-minute board game for one or more players, a 45-minute collaborative game for groups from five to fifty, and a longer live-action adventure for an entire neighborhood.

… you to prepare your community for wildfire

Let’s turbocharge your community engagement. Our learning experiences are available to set your community wildfire preparedness program on fire. We’ll work with you to make sure you have what you need to succeed.

We’re working on

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Wildfire Café Game

Igniting conversations

We’re polishing our very successful Café Game, This includes versions for different populations, Train-the-trainer materials, and Spanish translations.

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Partnerships

Lighting fires with friends

We’re forging partnerships with Napa Valley COAD, researchers at UC Santa Cruz, and others to deliver, test, and evaluate our learning experiences.

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Building capacity

Feeding the fire

We’re building our capacity by expanding our Board of Directors, intensifying fundraising activities, and growing our team.

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From our blog

From our blog

“I think this kind of training is the way of the future. We’re past the point of PDFs and PowerPoints.”

— Jonathan Niksa, Wildfire Preparedness Specialist, Napa Firewise

We are proud to partner with

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UC Santa Cruz