by Susanne | Dec 16, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Wildfire Truths, Evacuation, News, Preparedness, Wildfire
We’ve all seen the images: Long lines of traffic moving in one direction, families tossing belongings into the car, fleeing in the face of a raging wildfire, a devastating hurricane, or rising floodwaters. What if that was you? Imagine that a wildfire is coming,...
by Susanne | Dec 3, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Wildfire Truths, Evacuation, News, Wildfire
Imagine that you’ve just learned that a wildfire is approaching your home. You are under an Evacuation Warning, meaning that you need to be ready to leave at a moment’s notice. Then, tomorrow, you receive an Evacuation Order, meaning that you need to leave...
by Susanne | Dec 19, 2023 | 2023 Holiday Puzzles, Brain Teasers, Disaster Management, Evacuation, Hazards, News, Training, Wildfire
A disaster, such as a wildfire or hurricane, is coming! When should you evacuate? When the newscasters make dire predictions about bad weather. When an evacuation warning is issued. When forest animals are running past you. When an evacuation order is issued. After...
by Susanne | Dec 15, 2023 | 2023 Holiday Puzzles, Brain Teasers, Disaster Management, Evacuation, Hazards, News, Training, Wildfire
Imagine that you have to evacuate quickly, how long will it take you to leave? Consider: How long to get everyone out — everyone in the car and gone!? How long to gather essentials — medications, personal documents, cash, …? How long to pack basic needs —...
by Susanne | Dec 6, 2022 | 2022 Twelve Days of Thanks and Giving, Disaster Management, Evacuation, Hazards, Leaders, News, Preparedness, Research, Wildfire
On the third day of Thanks and Giving, we give to you … three stories from people who had to flee their homes because of wildfire. Cindy S. (not her real name) was at the grocery store when she received word that the Glass Fire had grown explosively and that...
by Zach Pipkin | Dec 20, 2021 | 2021 Wildfire Advent, Disaster Management, Evacuation, Hazards, Preparedness, Wildfire
“The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago. The second best time is now.” While the history of this phrase is unknown, it still holds true. Now, we’re not here to talk about planting trees (although that also helps with wildfire recovery), but rather being...
