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  • A Malibu Model for Residents on the Fire Frontlines

    March 18, 2025 |

    Bloomberg |

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    Response Location: United States, Los Angeles, California

    The Community Brigade program is a partnership with the LA County Fire Department that works to bolster community wildfire preparation and response by training volunteers on how to fight against and recover from wildfires, most recently proving to be extremely effective against the Palisades fires and during recovery efforts.

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  • 'Running to danger and saving lives': 1,100 incarcerated firefighters are on the LA frontlines

    January 15, 2025 |

    The Guardian |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    California's incarcerated firefighter programs offer meaningful benefits to some inmates, such as the ability to leave the traditional prison environment, get meaningful training, and have sentences shortened in exchange for service. However, low wages and stigmas leave many appealing for program improvement.

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  • Frontline health clinics adapt to climate challenges with assistance from a free resource

    January 13, 2025 |

    North Carolina Health News |

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    Response Location: United States, Sanford, North Carolina

    The Climate Resilience for Frontline Clinics Toolkit was developed to help healthcare providers prepare for and respond to climate-related emergencies. The toolkit offers guidance on patient communication, disaster preparedness and environmental health risks. The toolkit was created in collaboration with Americares and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, with co-development from free clinics and community health centers serving low-income and uninsured patients.

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  • California Firefighters Use AI to Combat Growing Wildfire Threats

    January 08, 2025 |

    Decrypt |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    The ALERT California system is a network of 1,000 cameras using machine learning to identify wildfires in remote, high-risk areas. When a fire is detected, the system sends an alert to operators and emergency responders monitoring the technology. AI helps detect fires sooner, improving firefighting efforts and improving disaster recovery.

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  • The Welcoming Climate Shelters of Barcelona

    January 03, 2025 |

    Reasons to be Cheerful |

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    Response Location: Spain, Barcelona

    The Center of Contemporary Culture of Barcelona is a key part of the city’s growing climate shelter network, which has expanded from 70 locations in 2020 to 368 last summer. The climate centers are integrated into the city’s public infrastructure — libraries, parks, museums, etc. — and have expanded to the point where 98% of the population is within a 10-minute walk from a shelter.

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  • Flood-Soaked Homeowners Face a Costly Choice: Raise or Raze

    December 27, 2024 |

    The New York Times |

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    Response Location: United States, St. Petersburg, Florida

    As flood risk and severity increase, homeowners are lifting their houses to avoid catastrophic damage. Hydraulic lifts raise the structure several feet up in the air, though it’s an expensive process, costing $75 to $200 per square foot. For some eligible families, low-interest disaster loans from FEMA are available to cover 75-100% of the costs. The organization has already raised nearly 22,000 homes nationwide since 1999.

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  • 'One of the hardest days since the hurricane:' Asheville church needs more for rent relief

    December 13, 2024 |

    Citizen-Times |

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    Response Location: United States, Asheville, North Carolina

    The Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church in Asheville, North Carolina, is providing rent assistance, including same-day eviction protection, for people impacted by Hurricane Helene.

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  • In Yemen's Refugee Camps, Midwives Fight to Ensure Safe Deliveries

    December 13, 2024 |

    More to Her Story |

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    Response Location: Yemen, Marib

    In displacement camps where medical care is scarce, community midwives are working against the odds to provide safe OB-GYN care and deliveries. An individual midwife can see anywhere from 18 to 50 women a month who struggle to access basic maternal health services.

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  • After Helene, relief network takes the chaos out of giving

    December 10, 2024 |

    The 9th Street Journal |

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    Response Location: United States, North Carolina

    A network of local organizations in North Carolina are supplying people impacted by Hurricane Helene with clothing that can keep them warm as winter arrives. They run clothing drives and then sort the donations to meet specific requests, which is more helpful than giving out boxes of random clothes.

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  • Texas Trees launches a five-year plan to make South Dallas more green

    December 04, 2024 |

    Dallas Morning News |

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    Response Location: United States, Dallas, Texas

    The Texas Trees Foundation is bringing thousands of trees to Dallas communities experiencing the worst of the urban heat island effect to help keep them cool. The organization supplies the trees and teaches residents how to care for them.

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