News & Stories
-
Operations
Colorado Wildfire Mitigation Delivers Big Impact
February 21, 2024
On a wildfire mitigation op in 2023, Greyshirts pulled down big trees and big savings for a local community.
-
Feature Story
Service Projects Bring Bluer Skies to Local Communities
January 10, 2024
Team Rubicon Greyshirts served on more than 660 local service projects in 2023. These were some of their favorites.
-
Feature Story
2023 Disaster Relief and Humanitarian Aid Year in Review
December 28, 2023
How thousands of Greyshirts served more than 28,000 individuals in 2023.
-
Greyshirt Always
Mission Planning: Identifying Wildfire Mitigation Projects Worth Launching
December 15, 2023
Looking to stand up a mitigation op or service project in your area? Here’s how MPTs can identify potential mitigation operations that will provide the greatest good for the most people and affect the most area with our resources, for the longest time.
-
Operations
On Maui, Volunteers Begin Serving Their Own
August 16, 2023
Hawaiian Greyshirts have begun responding to the August wildfires.
-
Preparedness
Wildfire Mitigation Strategies Return to Their Roots
November 29, 2022
From the ancient art of controlled burning to thinning forests and ad campaigns, fire suppression tactics are doing an about face—and coming of age.
-
Preparedness
Top Fire Mitigation Strategies to Help Protect Any Home
November 18, 2022
From applying fire retardant to removing fuels, these strategies can help any homeowner protect their property from wildfire.
-
Feature Story
Volunteers Deliver Fire Mitigation Services to High Hazard Communities in Colorado
August 8, 2022
Greyshirts spend six weeks assessing and reducing fire risks for homeowners and neighborhoods in an area hit hard by the East Troublesome Fire.
-
Feature Story
For Wildfire Mitigation, Volunteers Let the Chips Fly in Colorado
July 22, 2022
A self-avowed environmentalist and Greyshirt reflects on sawing, sweating, and mulching and why providing wildfire mitigation assistance matters.
-
Reflection
Soot, Sawing, and the Chance to Serve One Who Served
April 20, 2022
For National Volunteer Week, three volunteers reflect on time spent helping a Midwest community recover from a rare and deadly wildfire.