by Garett Dworman | Dec 2, 2022 | 2022 Twelve Days of Thanks and Giving, Disaster Management, Leaders, News, Preparedness, Training
On the second day of Thanks and Giving, we give to you … two surprising and critical ways to prepare for disaster! What do you think of when we ask you to think about preparing for disaster? Most people would talk about learning what to do and gathering...
by Susanne | May 15, 2022 | COVID-19, Disaster Management, Leaders, News, Recovery, Research
We recently presented the amazingly creative Verbal to Visual community — led by the inspired and inspiring Doug Neill — with a challenge: Create a one-page sketchnote to make the “7 Tips for Being Effective in a Crisis” we identified in our research easy to remember....
by Garett Dworman | Jan 6, 2022 | COVID-19, Disaster Management, Leaders, News, Recovery, Research
At the outset of the COVID-19 pandemic, we set out to learn from Spontaneous Leaders — people who had started a grassroots response to help their community. We gained a clear understanding of what support they need (Learning from grassroots leaders in COVID-19,...
by Susanne | Dec 22, 2021 | 2021 Wildfire Advent, COVID-19, Disaster Management, Earthquake, Hazards, Preparedness, Recovery, Wildfire
“I think the key to my, our experience is, the fact that we were a very, very tight knit community helped immensely.” — JD, 2020 CZU Lightening Complex Fire survivor We often hear from people that those around them were what helped most in getting through a disaster....
by Zach | Dec 21, 2021 | 2021 Wildfire Advent, Disaster Management, Hazards, Recovery, Wildfire
Yesterday, we talked about some specific tips and tricks that will help you prepare to evacuate. What about some fun facts around lesser known wildfire evacuation tips and tricks, though? First, let’s talk about refrigerators, Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of...
by Zach | 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...
