by Susanne | Apr 21, 2023 | 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 Susanne | Mar 8, 2023 | Leaders, News, Training
In this message of support for Mesut Bilgili and his collaborators in Life After Disaster, we offer a few recommendations for managing misunderstandings, mistakes and grief: Assume misunderstandings Trust in mistakes Be kind whenever possible. It is always...
by Garett Dworman | Dec 2, 2022 | 2022 Twelve Days of Thanks and Giving, Leaders, News, Training
On the second day of Thanks and Giving, we give to you … two surprising and critical ways to prepare for disaster! What do you think of when we ask you to think about preparing for disaster? Most people would talk about learning what to do and gathering...
by Susanne | Dec 28, 2021 | News, Projects, Training, Wildfire
If you didn’t have a chance to follow our very successful 2021 Wildfire Advent Calendar, here is the full list: How do wildfires get their names? Learn how wildfires are named in California. Fire tornadoes See the drama of how large fires create their own...
by Susanne | May 3, 2021 | News, Training
We are very proud to announce the release of our first video, Ready, Set, Earthquake! This short promotional piece shows how our training events work, and illustrates the benefits of combining discovery-based learning and live-action roleplay. It came about, in part,...
by Susanne | Jan 15, 2021 | News, Training
In this time of Zoom, not wearing pants has become an occasional embarrassment, and a common joke. However, participants in our most recent event realized first-hand that it can be a harsh reality of disaster, “… we may end up leaving this home, pretty much with just...
