Dr. Daniel Aldrich, Dean's Professor of Resilience at Northeastern University, and Renae Hanvin, CEO of Resilient Ready, give a Day Two keynote on the relationships that hold recovery together. After a wildfire we rebuild roads, fix bridges, reconnect power, and repair homes, yet the foundation of resilience is the relationships…
Called to Show Up: Faith Communities and Wildfire Recovery | Panel | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day One panel explores the role faith communities play in the long work of…
Money That Moves: Capital, Loans, and Recovery Speed | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day Three panel looks at capital, loans, and the speed of recovery. Moderator: Kate Bulger, Vice President,…
Showing Up Fast: Care and Stability for Families | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day Two panel explores how care and stability reach families quickly when they need it most. Moderator:…
Welcome to Day 3: What We Build Has to Last | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA, Founder and CEO of After the Fire USA, welcomes the room to…
Worst club. Best people. Learn. Laugh. Cry. Prepare. How to Disaster is the podcast from After the Fire USA, hosted by Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA, Founder and CEO of After the Fire USA. It brings fire survivors, recovery leaders, and the people who show up for them into one honest…
Every Fire Has Three Chapters | Mike Wink, CAL FIRE OSFM | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Mike Wink, Staff Chief for Wildfire Risk Reduction at CAL FIRE Office of the State…
United Airlines is the presenting sponsor of the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit and the exclusive travel partner of After the Fire USA. That partnership is massive. Every flight United makes possible frees up more of our capacity to help fire survivors, and as many as 45 people flew to Sonoma…
When Main Street Burns: Business Recovery | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day Two panel explores business recovery as community recovery when Main Street burns. Moderator: Valerie Brown, California Wildfires Fellow…
Anchor Institutions and Long-Term Recovery | Ed Chan, Kaiser | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Ed Chan, MHA, RD, FACHE, President of the Hawaii Market for Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and Hospitals,…
Beyond the Federal Declaration | Chris Smith, IEM | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Chris Smith, Director of Recovery at IEM, closes the Day One keynotes with a look at what comes…
From Forest to Future: Fire-Adapted Rebuilding | Tyler Freres | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Tyler Freres, Vice President of Sales at Freres Engineered Wood, gives a Day Three keynote on materials,…
Welcome to Day 2: The Work Is Local, the Lift Is Shared | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Jennifer Gray Thompson, MPA, Founder and CEO of After the Fire USA, welcomes the…
The Land Remembers: Water, Fire, and Recovery. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day Two panel looks at water, fire, and the systems beneath recovery. Moderator: Diane Moss, Energy Policy Expert and Renewables 100 Founding Director,…
From Survivor Voice to Collective Power | Wildfire Recovery Panel | Wildfire Leadership Summit 2026. Watch the full session from the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. This Day One panel brings together five leaders to explore how survivor voice becomes collective power.…
Every Fire Is Different: The Future of FEMA and Local Recovery. Robert J. Fenton, Regional Administrator for FEMA Region 9, at the 2026 Wildfire Leadership Summit in Sonoma, California, presented by After the Fire USA. Robert J. Fenton, Regional Administrator for the FEMA Region 9 Office, opens the Day Two…
What happens after a wildfire, when the cameras leave and recovery is only beginning? How to Disaster brings fire survivors, recovery leaders, researchers, and neighbors together to share what they have learned. In this trailer, you’ll hear stories from Sonoma County, Oregon, Los Angeles, and other communities living through megafire…
When fire ends, recovery begins. Until You’re Home follows wildfire survivors through the long, largely unseen road after disaster—from loss and displacement to the work of rebuilding lives, neighborhoods and community. Across Palisades, Altadena and Lahaina, survivors share what they’ve learned with people now walking the same road. Insurance. Permits.…
2025 In Review | After the Fire USA After the Fire USA is powered by humanity, driven by compassion, and informed by experience. In 2025, we were fully called up in the earliest days of the Los Angeles fires, where local leaders immediately activated survivor-to-survivor recovery alongside us. These sister…
Keynote speaker Alena Wall, a Sonoma County native and Kaiser Permanente leader, shares how the organization invested nearly $24 million in post-disaster recovery efforts after the Tubbs Fire. Through partnerships with 65 nonprofits, the initiative focused on four pillars—economic security, mental health and resilience, housing stability, and community infrastructure. From…
A moving opening from the 2025 After the Fire gathering featuring singer-songwriter and Eaton community member Aloe Blacc, joined by Kainoa Horcjo, a Cultural Leader from Maui. Together, they share songs, stories, and reflections on the power of Hawaiian values—Aloha, Ohana, and Kuleana—in guiding recovery and connection after loss. Through…
In this inspiring address, Jennifer Gray Thompson highlights the power of resilience, leadership, and community in the aftermath of wildfires. She honors fire survivors, leaders, and partners from across the country—acknowledging their courage, hard work, and dedication to recovery. From Maui to Los Angeles, Jennifer reminds everyone that rebuilding takes…
Miguel Santana, CEO of the California Community Foundation, shares how the organization mobilized rapid relief and long-term recovery efforts following devastating wildfires across Los Angeles. With over a century of service and a 25-year history in wildfire response, the foundation raised $60 million in just 30 days—providing direct support to…
