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Could ‘community brigades’ be a new model for fighting wildfires?
A couple of dozen Malibu neighbors have been developing “community brigades” since the 2018 Woolsey Fire. The brigades are meant to fill in the resource gap when firefighters are stretched too thin.
By Steve Chiotakis • • 25m ListenA couple of dozen Malibu neighbors have been developing “community brigades” since the 2018 Woolsey Fire. The brigades are meant to fill in the resource gap when firefighters are stretched too thin. This model relies on training volunteers and coordinating with local agencies. It requires a lot less training and a smaller time commitment, and offers more roles than other volunteer firefighting programs. It also takes an “all hazards” approach that can be used in any natural disaster.
A posthumously published memoir explains how Trader Joe’s founder Joe Coulombe built a quirky grocery empire by exploiting legal loopholes and product discontinuities. And the U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a class action lawsuit filed against the FBI by three Muslim men from Orange County who say they were spied on, due to their faith, after 9/11.
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3 storiesMalibu’s ‘community brigades’: A new model for fighting wildfires?
This model relies on training volunteers and coordinating with local agencies. It requires a lot less training and a smaller time commitment, and offers more roles than other volunteer firefighting programs. It also takes an “all hazards” approach that can be used in any natural disaster.
Read the story10 minInside the bizarre business strategies of Trader Joe’s
In his memoir, “Becoming Trader Joe: How I Did Business My Way and Still Beat the Big Guys,” Joe Coulombe dives deep into the out-of-the-box business strategies that still to this day separate his stores from the rest.
Read the story9 minDid FBI step over the line with surveillance? OC Muslim men bring forth class action lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court is hearing arguments today in a class action lawsuit that three Muslim men from Orange County filed against the FBI. The plaintiffs argue that the FBI spied on them and hundreds of others — due to their faith — after 9/11.
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