Community Resilience Series Ep. 1: California Wildfire Policy (And So Much More) with Former CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director Chris Anthony

About this episode

The episode discusses community wildfire resilience and various related policies with former CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director Chris Anthony.

Welcome to the first episode in a three-part series about community wildfire resilience, sponsored by Fire Aside. This episode explores a number of big, meaty topics you've likely been hearing about in the wildfire space, from wildfire insurance to categorical exclusions to NEPA to wildfire resilience policy in the era of urban conflagrations like those in LA this winter. Our fearless leader on this journey is former CAL FIRE Chief Deputy Director Chris Anthony, who has worked with some major players in the wildfire space since retiring in 2023. His consultation clients have included entities in the nonprofit, academic, philanthropic, agency and private industry (including Fire Aside) spaces, while also serving as a board member for the Earth Fire Alliance and California Fire Safe Council.

People in this episode

Host: Amanda Monthei

Guest: Chris Anthony

Topics covered

• wildfire resilience
• California wildfire policy
• wildfire insurance
• categorical exclusions
• NEPA
• urban conflagrations

Keywords

• wildfire
• resilience
• policy
• insurance
• California
• urban fires
• NEPA

Sponsors

Fire Aside

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CAL FIRE, Earth Fire Alliance, California Fire Safe Council

Places: California, LA

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