Fire Adapted Communities Climate Innovation Lab
2019-2022 After fires severely impacted the Yakima Valley and Wenatchee areas in 2014 and 2015, it became apparent that Latinx residents did not have access to resources necessary to prepare for, respond to, or recover from wildfire. In 2019, several organizations, including Washington Resource Conservation and Development Council, the Washington Fire Adapted Communities Learning Network, […]
Yakima Valley Fire Adapted Communities Coalition (YVFACC)
2016-2018 Yakima’s very own Fire Marshal, Jakki MacLean, brought her expertise to the table as a panel member at the 2013 “Washington Wildland Urban Interface Conference” hosted by WRCD. After the success of the event, MacLean proposed the idea of bringing a similar conference to Yakima. The following year, her vision became a reality with […]