A podcast about the Almeda Fire, its survivors, and the immense changes left in its wake.

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A podcast in the Rogue Valley centering those impacted by the Almeda Fire.

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1: who we are

The Almeda Fire from one family's perspective. Recordings collected over a year as we navigated recovery.

Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis

Sound editing: Cameron Simpson and Tejas Leer Hayden

Intro music by Bret Levick

Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.

Special thanks: Mark Yaconelli, Susannah Cole, Allie Rosenbluth, Theo Whitcomb

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Links

To Marcella's etsy shop: https://www.etsy.com/shop/marcellasilks

To the family's GoFundMe site: https://www.gofundme.com/f/poor-artists-devastated-by-almeda-fire

Further Reading

A joint investigation by NPR, JPR, and the California Newsroom, which found that during last year's fire season in Oregon, FEMA didn't approve roughly 70% of claims: As Western Wildfires Worsen, FEMA Is Denying Most People Who Ask For Help | Jefferson Public Radio (ijpr.org)

Article by Theo Whitcomb about the Almeda Fire and local cooperative land management efforts: Burn Down Valley - Oregon Humanities

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2: what do we do?

Navigating resources and recovery in community.

Written and recorded by Isabella Ro Ruikis

Sound editing: Tejas Leer Hayden

Intro & transition music by Moonside. Outro music by Jeffrey Thielsen

Shaping Ash is funded by the Ford Family Foundation, the Hearth, and the lab of Professor Frank Chaplen at Oregon State University.

Special thanks: Sara Cervantez

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