Getting It Right for Everyone-Applying inclusive emergency preparedness to wildfire mitigation planning

摘要

Last summer, the Waldo Canyon Fire in Colorado prompted the evacuation of more than 32,000 people in the region. A month after the fire was contained, a pair of local organizations that support people with disabilities, The Independence Center and the Rocky Mountain ADA Center, held a public forum and conducted online surveys to collect information on accessibility barriers encountered during the fire. Their report, "Summary of Findings: Waldo Canyon Fire Forum for People with Disabilities" (available at theindepen-dencecenter.org under "advocacy"), highlights issues that arose and offers suggestions from people with disabilities on how to better plan for emergencies.