by Susanne | Dec 10, 2025 | 2025 Holiday Wildfire Curious, News, Preparedness, Recovery, Wildfire
Did you know that Wildfires are all NSA (Nature’s School of Alchemy) graduates? Not only can they use heat to transform matter and oxygen into ash and smoke, they can perform amazing transmutation tricks with dirt and soil! Transmutation #1: Waterproofing dirt...
by Garett Dworman | Dec 9, 2025 | 2025 Holiday Wildfire Curious, News, Preparedness, Wildfire
How do we spread a “yummy” destructive wildfire? We begin with good ingredients. Starting with the basic Fire Triangle of Fuel, Heat, and Oxygen, we then stir in appropriate Weather and favorable Topography to create a powerful wildfire. Recipe for a Basic...
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 Susanne | Dec 2, 2025 | Holidays, News, Training, Update, Wildfire
At Creative Crisis Leadership, our mission is to foster resilient communities and make disaster preparedness fun for everyone. In the spirit of year-end giving and community connection, we are thrilled to launch our 2025 Holiday Calendar: 🔥 Wildfire Curious! 🔥...
by Susanne | Oct 30, 2025 | Café Game, Conceptoria, Learning Experiences, News, Research, Training, Volunteers
How do you turn wildfire preparedness into a game? This summer, a team of early-career designers volunteered their time and creativity to help improve our Wildfire Café Game — a playful way to explore how communities can prepare for and respond to disaster. Working...
by Susanne | Sep 14, 2025 | News, Update
It was two days after 9/11. Like many others, I needed to do something, but didn’t know what I could do. I made a phone call. That led me to the local Red Cross office. Eventually, it led me to a lifelong passion for disaster management, a profound faith in...
