Christopher Allan Smith
Emmy Award Winning Filmmaker & Camp Fire Survivor
Presentation Category
Webinar: The Paradise California Campfire: A Survivor Speaks
June 30 – The Paradise California Campfire: A Survivor Speaks (and Films) the Lessons In this webinar I dive deeply into the Camp Fire disaster and the dearly bought lessons all of those who prepared for, lived through and survived the once-in-a-lifetime catastrophe. Upshot: You can deal with more than you imagine, and disasters are […]
Column: Keep Calm and Run for Your Life–HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY
Posted on June 4, 2021 Leave a Comment
The third column for HSToday is up and can be read HERE. As I’ve said before, it’s an honor to write for HSToday, appearing alongside Michael Chertoff (former Secretary of Homeland Security) and former FEMA administrator Brock Long.
Column: The Titanic Had an Emergency Plan–QUALITY DIGEST
Posted on June 3, 2021 Leave a Comment
The second column for my series in Quality Digest, the leading magazine in the metrology industry (covering quality control, advanced measurement for organizations like NASA, Boeing and more) is live and can be found HERE. My bio and list of all the writing I’ve done for QD can be found HERE.
Column: Planning for the Worst Case Imaginable–HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY
Posted on May 28, 2021 Leave a Comment
The second column for HSToday is up and can be read HERE. As I’ve said before, it’s an honor to write for HSToday, appearing alongside Michael Chertoff (former Secretary of Homeland Security) and former FEMA administrator Brock Long.
Column: Disaster Is Coming, and Camp Fire Lessons Can Help You Manage and Survive–HOMELAND SECURITY TODAY
Posted on May 21, 2021 Leave a Comment
I’ll be publishing a series of columns in Homeland Security Today focusing on disaster preparedness and response through the lens of what my fellow residents and I experienced before and after the Camp Fire. The first can be found HERE, and my site bio can be found HERE. I’m especially thankful to HSToday as one […]
Column: Preparing for the End of Your World–QUALITY DIGEST
Posted on May 21, 2021 Leave a Comment
The leading magazine in the metrology industry, Quality Digest, was kind enough to allow me to write a series of columns based on the lessons learned from the Camp Fire. You can find my bio HERE and the first column HERE.
Training Module: Surviving the Fire
Posted on March 24, 2021 Leave a Comment
This 4 hour course focused on first responders provides the audience with the complete timeline, response, recovery, and aftermath of the Paradise fire. Take-aways include:The Paradise Fire: NIST TimelineWHAT WERE THE PIECES YOU WERE GOING TO WRITE AROUND NIST’S REPORT?
Webinar: A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire–THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA
Posted on March 16, 2021 Leave a Comment
Last year I was honored to be asked to speak at the annual conference of The Arc of California, an organization which as their website puts it “promotes and protects the human rights of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.” But we all know about the best laid plans of 2020. Thankfully, they welcomed me […]
Presentation 1: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire (60 min)
Posted on March 4, 2021 Leave a Comment
His most personal and affecting presentation, LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CAMP FIRE is based on Smith’s Emmy nominated documentary series, A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CAMP FIRE. Through interviews with first responders, friends and fellow citizens who faced the Camp Fire, which destroyed 95-percent of Paradise, killed 85-fellow townspeople and became […]
Presentation 2: A High and Awful Price–A documentary of disaster (120 minutes)
Posted on March 3, 2021 Leave a Comment
This presentation is a formal presentation of the expanded and revised version of the Emmy Award-nominated film, A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CAMP FIRE followed by a question and answer session with Christopher Allan Smith. With a wide-range of experiences in educational filmmaking (as an entertainment journalist, a professional editor, and […]
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