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Webinar: The Paradise California Campfire: A Survivor Speaks

Webinar - The Paradise California Camp Fire: A Survivor Speaks (and Films) the Lessons by Christopher Allan Smith

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 […]

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Webinar: A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire–THE ARC OF CALIFORNIA

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 […]

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Lessons Learned, at TheArcCA.org

11:25 am PST, March 16, 2021 A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: Lessons Learned from the Camp Fire, presented by Shelby Boston, Director, Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services, Christopher Allan Smith , Paradise Resident and Emmy-Award Winning Documentarian and Lt. Steve Collins, Emergency Manager, Butte County Sheriff’s Office

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6th Annual Disability and Access and Functional Needs Forum

10:00 am PST, October 30, 2019 A presentation of A HIGH AND AWFUL PRICE: LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE CAMP FIRE and discussion of the events of the Camp Fire by Shelby Boston, Director, Butte County Department of Employment and Social Services, Christopher Allan Smith , Paradise Resident and Emmy-Award Winning documentarian, John Messina, Butte County […]

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