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WATCH: Responding to Wildfires amid Compounding Disasters
June 2, 2021 | CCST Newsroom, Events, Expert Briefings Â
Responding to Wildfires amid Compounding Disasters
Held Tues. June 8th
AÂ CCST Expert Briefing on how compounding disasters, like COVID-19 and extreme heat, affect wildfire response in California.
Moderated by CCST Executive Director Amber Mace.
Expert Panelists:
Michael Méndez
Assistant Professor, UC Irvine
Urban Planning and Public Policy
Nicole Meyer-Morse
Deputy Director
FEMA Consolidated Resource Center, West
Stephen Wong
Research & Development Engineer
UC Berkeley Transportation Sustainability Research Center;
Incoming Asst. Professor, Univ. of Alberta, Civil & Environmental Engineering (Oct. 2021)
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