Rebuild North Bay Foundation

WE SUPPORT COMMUNITIES AS THEY RECOVER FROM THE FIRE, REBUILD THEIR LIVES, AND REIMAGINE A MORE RESILIENT FUTURE THROUGH PREVENTION, INNOVATION, AND FACILITATING THE CONNECTION FROM ONE FIRE-IMPACTED COMMUNITY TO ANOTHER.

BEFORE THE FIRE: RESILIENCE PROJECTS OUR BEFORE THE FIRE PROGRAMS ARE GROUNDED IN THE BELIEF THAT RESILIENCE AGAINST FIRE IS THE BEST WAY TO MITIGATE FIRE RISK & RECOVER BETTER. WE STRIVE TO BUILD STRONG MODELS AND INNOVATIVE TOOLS FOR ECONOMIC, ENVIRONMENTAL AND COMMUNITY RESILIENCE.IN THIS ERA OF MEGAFIRES, WE ARE COMMITTED TO WORKING WITH ORGANIZATIONS AND LANDOWNERS BEFORE THE FIRE. WE INVEST IN INNOVATION AND PROVEN METHODS THAT AMPLIFY BEST PRACTICES. THESE PROGRAMS ARE FUNDED THROUGH PRIVATE DONATIONS AND PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION. WE ARE THE LEAD AGENCY OF THE NORTH BAY FOREST IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (NBFIP) AN INNOVATIVE COST-SHARE PROGRAM IN COLLABORATION WITH RESOURCE CONSERVATION DISTRICTS, FORESTERS, AND LANDOWNERS TO REDUCE THE RISK OF MEGAFIRES AND BRING THE LAND INTO BALANCE.

ADVOCACYAFTER THE FIRE USA IS A UNIQUE ORGANIZATION THAT OFFERS A PLACE FOR THE PRIVATE SECTOR TO ACTIVELY SUPPORT THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO RECOVER AND REBUILD POST-DISASTER. WE OFFER SUPPORT/ACCESS/INFORMATION. OUR BOARD MEMBERS ARE ALL VOLUNTEER AND PAY THEIR OWN TRAVEL AND LODGING EXPENSES.AFTER THE FIRE USA IS EFFECTIVE BECAUSE WE REPRESENT A REGIONAL, MULTI-SECTOR APPROACH TO OUR RECOVERY AND REBUILD.AFTER THE FIRE USA DOES NOT SET AN AGENDA. WE ADVOCATE ONLY ON BEHALF OF THE REQUESTS OF THE ELECTED AND STAFF LEADERSHIP OF THE FOUR COUNTIES WE REPRESENT: LAKE, MENDOCINO, NAPA, AND SONOMA. WE TRAVEL WITH THE PUBLIC SECTOR LEADERSHIP.

RESILIENCE AND RECOVERY TECHNOLOGYWE APPLY NEW TECHNOLOGIES TO HELP MITIGATE RISK OF WILDFIRE, LEARN HOW TO RECOVER FROM MEGAFIRE, AND REBUILD COMMUNITIES QUICKLY, EFFICIENTLY, SUSTAINABLY AND MOST IMPORTANTLY EQUITABLY. WHILE ALL WILDFIRE COMMUNITIES ARE WITHIN OUR MISSION, WE ARE PARTICULARLY COMMITTED TO RURAL AND TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITY RECOVERY. IN FY 2020-2021, WE PIVOTED TO MEET THE DEMANDS OF AN UNPRECEDENTED WILDFIRE SEASON WHILE ALSO HELPING OUR COMMUNITY NAVIGATE COVID-19. WE CONTINUED TO SERVE COMMUNITIES DECIMATED BY MEGAFIRES IN OREGON AND CALIFORNIA BOTH IN-PERSON AND VIRTUALLY. WE USED TECHNOLOGY TO COMMUNICATE AND WE INVESTED IN MOVING MANY OF OUR SYSTEMS ONTO VIRTUAL PLATFORMS. WE PROVIDED NEARLY $40K IN TECHNOLOGY GRANTS AND SPANISH LANGUAGE SERVICES TO COMMUNITY FACING ORGANIZATIONS, WITH A PARTICULAR EMPHASIS ON THOSE THAT SERVE TRADITIONALLY MARGINALIZED COMMUNITIES. WE LAUNCHED A PODCAST CALLED "HOW TO DISASTER" TO REACH MORE PEOPLE DIGITALLY AND EXPANDED OUR ONLINE PRESENCE DRAMATICALLY, ESPECIALLY ON YOUTUBE. WE USED TECHNOLOGY TO DIVERSIFY VOICES AND IMPROVE OUR COMMUNICATION ACROSS MULTIPLE COMMUNITIES IN VARIOUS STAGES OF WILDFIRE RECOVERY.OUR CONTINUED COMMITMENT IS TO USE TECHNOLOGY IN SERVICE TO EQUITY AND RESILIENCE FOR ALL COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY AND VULNERABLE TO WILDFIRE.

COMMUNITY TO COMMUNITY OUR COMMUNITY-TO-COMMUNITY PROGRAM LINKS ESTABLISHED AND EMERGENT LEADERS IN WILDFIRE IMPACTED AREAS WITH PEERS IN OTHER REGIONS WHO HAVE BEEN THROUGH WILDFIRE RECOVERY BEFORE, SO THEY CAN WORK TOGETHER COLLABORATIVELY THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS OF NAVIGATING THE LONG AND CHALLENGING ROAD TO RECOVERY.IN FY4, (2020-21) WE EXPANDED INTO OREGON AS WE CONTINUED TO SERVE ACROSS THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA. IN 2020, OREGON EXPERIENCED THEIR WORST WILDFIRE SEASON ON RECORD AND IN THE MIDDLE OF A PANDEMIC. DURING THIS WILDFIRE SEASON, THE AMERICAN WEST SAW A HORRIFIC WILDFIRE SEASON THAT BURNED OVER TEN MILLION ACRES ACROSS THREE STATES AND CAUSED $16.4B IN DAMAGE AND MANY LIVES. WE HAVE SERVED OVER 18 WILDFIRES IN FOUR YEARS. OUR COMMUNITY-TO-COMMUNITY PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED TO MEET COMMUNITIES WHERE THEY ARE AT ALL STAGES OF RECOVERY, FROM DAY ONE TO YEAR THREE. AS WILDFIRE SURVIVORS, WE UNDERSTAND THE COMPLEXITIES AND SENSITIVITIES OF DISASTER AFFECTED COMMUNITIES. WE ARE COMMITTED TO LOCALLY LED AND DESIGNED RECOVERIES SUPPORTED BY LOCAL LEADERS WHO HAVE FULL AND FREE ACCESS TO OUR PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS.WE HELP LOCAL LEADERSHIP BY OFFERING FELLOWSHIP, COACHING, ADAPTABLE SYSTEMS, AND AN EXTENSIVE NETWORK OF WILDFIRE SURVIVORS FROM URBAN, SUBURBAN AND RURAL AREAS. THIS WILDFIRE RESILIENCE NETWORK (WRN) ATTENDS DELEGATIONS TO VISIT NEWLY FIRE AFFECTED COMMUNITIES BOTH VIRTUALLY AND IN-PERSON.EQUITABLE AND JUST RECOVERIES ARE DEPENDENT UPON ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS. LOCAL LEADERSHIP MUST BE SUPPORTED, NOT SUPPLANTED. WE ARE COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LOCAL LEADERS IN THE PUBLIC, PRIVATE, NONPROFIT, EMERGENT, AND EDUCATION SECTORS.