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 | Oct 12, 2023 | Board Game, Hazards, News, Organization, Training, Wildfire
Thanks to the Napa Valley Register for showcasing our efforts to increase wildfire preparedness in St. Helena: Members of the nonprofit Creative Crisis Leadership offered an evacuation-themed board game, complete with a fun spinning wheel. The game invites players to...
by Susanne | Aug 26, 2023 | Board Game, Golden Gate Swim, Hazards, News, Training, Wildfire
This week, we got to play games with seniors in...
by Susanne | Jul 28, 2023 | Board Game, Golden Gate Swim, Hazards, News, Training, Wildfire
We were at a preparedness event at the St Helena Public Library yesterday. Here’s a short video to give you an idea what it sometimes looks like when we go out to spread social resilience and disaster preparedness. This board game is part of our efforts to...
by Susanne | Apr 21, 2023 | Board Game, Hazards, News, Training, Wildfire
With great success (but little fanfare), we unveiled our new wildfire game last week. Thanks to Napa Valley Grapegrowers, we play-tested our design at the Napa Fire Resources Fair on April 11. Our goal for the event was to give people a taste of how we use games and...
by Garett Dworman | Dec 14, 2022 | 2022 Twelve Days of Thanks and Giving, Disaster Management, Earthquake, Hazards, Leaders, News, Recovery, Wildfire
On the fifth day of Thanks and Giving, we give to you … five tips for getting the help you need after a disaster. In our last post, we talked about four sources of disaster assistance, emphasizing that there is no one source for help. Today, we offer you five...
