by Susanne | Dec 2, 2025 | 2025 Holiday Wildfire Curious, News, Preparedness, Recovery, Wildfire
Ever think a wildfire is really out? You may need to think again: Meet the Zombie Fire! (Also known as a holdover, duff, root, or sleeper fire.) The Zombie Fire isn’t the flaming inferno you see on the news. Instead, it’s a sneaky smouldering monster creeping...
by Garett Dworman | Dec 24, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Wildfire Truths, News, Preparedness, Wildfire
This little ember went to your attic. This little ember flew into your house. This little ember had a pile of leaves under your porch. This little ember had none. This little ember cried “Wee! Wee! Wee!” as it burned down your home. Yes, it’s the...
by Garett Dworman | Dec 23, 2024 | 2024 Holiday Wildfire Truths, News, Preparedness, Wildfire
Imagine that you are a raging wildfire, looking for things to consume. Up ahead you see some mouthwatering homes. You throw some embers at them to see what you might catch. One lands in some tasty dry mulch. You munch along that and to a delicious wooden fence....
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 18, 2023 | 2023 Holiday Puzzles, Brain Teasers, Disaster Management, Hazards, News, Preparedness, Wildfire
…6. What’s the biggest threat to your home in a wildfire … and also the ending of two cold months?… For a hint and to learn more about why this is the biggest threat, read this article. Open to reveal the answer Evil embers burn 60% of the...
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...
