The Working Group will examine how communities are preparing for imminent wildfire impacts during the ongoing pandemic. The Working Group will engage through two related activity streams: 1) Understand the needs and challenges of communities in California and Colorado implementing wildfire preparedness activities during the pandemic; and 2) Examine how evacuation planning can be responsive to communities at risk of compound impacts from COVID-19 and wildfires.
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Wildfire Preparedness and Evacuation Planning in a Pandemic
Working Group Lead
Shefali Juneja Lakhina, Wonder Labs
Email: shefali@lakhina.com
Working Group Members
Logan Gerber-Chavez, University of Delaware
Susie Kocher, University of California Cooperative Extension – Central Sierra
Alan H. Kwok, Philanthropy California
Boyd Lebeda, Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
Tara Pozzi, Boise State University
Daphne Stannard, San Francisco State University
Working Group Website
Working Group Resources
- Wildfire Preparedness and Evacuation Planning in a Pandemic: Case Studies from California and Colorado