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Weed fire: Recovery begins after a disaster
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2015-issue-1/weed-fire-recovery-begins-after-disasterOn the morning of Sept. 15, 2014, people in the northern California community of Weed were enjoying a sunny fall day. Children were settling into their week at school. The Weed Community Center’s gym was echoing with the sound of teen-... Read More
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Each disaster brings its own lessons
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2015-issue-1/each-disaster-brings-its-own-lessonsIn one three-month period last year, there was only one 18-hour period when the American Red Cross’ northern California chapter didn’t have at least one shelter open somewhere. Front and center on the Boles Fire, Red Cross volunteers... Read More
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The community mobilized to help
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2015-issue-1/community-mobilized-helpJennifer Rubio left her hometown of Weed last August to start her third year at Chico State. Twenty-two days after her departure, Rubio learned that she would never again open the front door to her home, cuddle her dog, Milo, or flip... Read More
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Experts warn that we need to prepare now
URL: https://www.tfff.org/community-vitality/spring-2014-issue-1/experts-warn-we-need-prepare-nowNo one likes to think that he or she will ever experience a catastrophic event — a natural or manmade disaster that puts lives and communities at risk. Yet we’ve seen it happen again and again — Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Katrina, the... Read More