Episodes

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “Allow yourself the best you can to just release into all things in due time.” —Jacqui Jorgeson   “It's important as leaders that we show those who we are leading that we...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “After disaster, there is plenty of information that you have to absorb, there's plenty of decisions you've got to make, there's plenty of problems you've got to solve, and prolonged...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “We need to stop looking at people in this country being victims all the time, but actually being the true first responder in every community, in every situation.” —Brock Long...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “We were rendering aid— food, medical, and those immediate needs until such that the government arrived. So we were in operation for 30 days.” —Kalikolehua Storer   “Hard...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “We have one chance, and we have one chance to get this right. If we rebuild Lahaina only for Lahaina, we will fail. We have to rebuild Lahaina for all of Hawaii, for all of mankind,...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “Nothing else mattered more than helping our people… Together, we have the chance to not only rebuild, but to do so in a way that honors our past, supports our present, and secures...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “The most important people in the room are the people who have lived it, who went to bed one night and the next day when they woke up, their lives were absolutely never the same.”...

2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Episode Description:  “The biggest component of it is making sure that everyone's talking as much as possible, that there is collaboration and you're working together in order to make sure that kids have...

“If you're just doing a very limited role and not maximizing your contribution, you're selling yourself short. And it's probably not why you were selected.” -Aristotle Wolfe   Episode Description:  When disaster strikes, police officers...

“You do have to bring in some science and some education. But there is something that people who have this generational knowledge can teach.” -Algeo Che Casul     Episode Description:  Mega fires pose a grave threat to private lands...

“Don't expect to go through it yourself. People will want to help, ask for it. And then when you get through your disaster, pay it forward.” -Margie Foster   Episode Description:  When catastrophe strikes, it falls to ordinary citizens...

"Be prepared so you can help, because everyone needs everybody in this situation." -Joshua Farrell   Preparation isn't just about survival— it's about having the capacity to help others. Our ability to lend a hand can significantly ease the...

“If you're prepared, you're not freaking out, you're taken care of, and you can help other people.” -Joshua Farrell   Being prepared for disaster is crucial for citizens and communities alike. When emergencies like wildfires or other natural...

“Don't isolate first responders by making them into heroes. The greatest thing that anyone can do is just say, ‘thank you for your service.’” -Susan Farren   “We owe it to our first responders to do whatever we can to help make...

“Being a volunteer is a privilege…  I wasn't documented so I volunteered a lot. And that volunteer work led many doors to be opened up for me.” -Jocksana Corona   Episode Description:  When disaster strikes a community, ordinary...

“You're in that place where disaster hasn't hit you, but you know it’s coming. Start training now.” -Tennis Wick   Episode Description:  In the aftermath of the devastating 2017 wildfires that destroyed thousands of homes in Sonoma...

SERIES: Role of the Non-Profit   “You cannot approach a community without respecting in full who they are and their autonomy. If you can't approach it that way, it's going to come off as ingenuine, and they're going to read it right away, and...

SERIES: Role of the Public Sector Leader    “Sometimes we think physically doing something for someone is what's best for them. But sometimes they just want someone to hear their story… Sit back and listen. People want to be heard.”...

SERIES: Role of the Mental Health Care Leaders   “We have to go beyond education, we need mental health action!” -Adrienne Heinz, Ph.D.   Episode Description:  What’s more terrifying and costly than cancer? Untreated mental health...

"Be very careful what you promise unless you know you can deliver something. There is enough heartbreak in a disaster that people don't need to hear that you're going to solve all their problems, and then you don't." -Charles Brooks   The...

“You have to have some structure so that when that event happens, there's a trusted grassroots network in place.” —Michael Morter   Episode Description:  It is said that disaster recovery is part problem-solving and part...

“If you're a local leader, you're knee-deep in it, moving at the speed that the community wants you to move, in the direction that they're willing to go. That's the basis of a successful recovery.” —Alicia Johnson    “We have to...

“One of the beautiful things disasters have to teach us is how to not just offer support, but receive it.” —Jolie Wills    Episode Description:  Emergent leaders and frontliners are akin to shock absorbers in a car. They absorb a...

“Helping people adjust to that new financial reality is really critical in helping them adjust quickly. Because the longer someone goes where they're spending more than they're making every month, the harder it is for them to recover long-term.”...