After the Fire USA

"before the fire"north Bay forest improvement program (calfire)rcpp program (in process) (usda)we are the lead agency for two (2) calfire grants for the North Bay forest improvement program and one (1) usda rcpp grant that is in process. the total for all three is $9.9m.our programs are innovative, equitable, and effective. We are the lead agency in partnership with several resource conservation districts + clerc (lake county) that helps landowners remediate fuel loads and decrease wildfire danger. This program is equitable because the cost share is according to county ami. In 2022-23, we began the process of moving these programs to land management nonprofits in order to grow the impact.

Wildfire leadership summit 2022our work has always convened wildfire experts and megafire devastated communities. In 2023, we held our largest and most effective conference since 2018 in sonoma, California. We curated the attendee and speaker list to ensure the investment of time and resources was maximized.over 150 organizations attended via 170+ people from across the nation. We centered our summit first on wildfire communities and survivors, then expanded into systems sharing, innovation in technologies, policy & procedure best practices, networking, and strengthening the entire field of wildfire disaster management. This event will now be annual. We captured the event on video and made the content available without cost on our website + youtube. Of note, no attendee was asked to pay to attend and we sponsored the transportation and lodging costs of nonprofit leaders + wildfire survivors. We are proud of our role as the leader in wildfire community recovery and convening across the nation.

Community to community (c2c)our community to community program has these main components:1) connecting and coaching newly wildfire affected megafire communities with an emphasis on supporting locally led and designed recoveries;2) advocating for better national policies; we lead a wildfire caucus;3) educating regional and federal partners across sectors on the particulars of megafire prevention, recovery and rebuilding;4) collaborating with local and national partners who serve megafire survivors or wish to enter into this space;5) content production for education and network sharing through our social media channels, c2c community meetings, and our podcast "how to disaster"6) participation in national conferences to inform understanding of wildfire issues and inform professional networks on the needs of wildfire leaders + survivors.