News & Stories
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Reflection
Hurricane Beryl Destroyed My Neighborhood. It Gave Me Back My Empathy.
July 24, 2024
A Greyshirt who has spent a career in disaster relief reflects on how a Texas hurricane turned the tables on his family and reminded him what disaster survivors really go through.
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Feature Story
Volunteers With Disabilities Take Barriers Out of Disaster Zones
July 18, 2024
From sawing to standing up disaster response operations, six Greyshirts reveal how they serve, and how other nonprofits can remove hurdles to serving for volunteers with disabilities.
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Operations
Disaster Relief Volunteers Arrive to Provide Hurricane Beryl Assistance
July 12, 2024
Greyshirts begin hitting the ground in the Lone Star state for the first hurricane operation of 2024.
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Feature Story
Working With Purpose, With No Delay
June 18, 2024
A Los Angeles mudslide survivor finds America in the volunteers who came to help.
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Operations
Team Rubicon Volunteers Respond to May Tornadoes
May 31, 2024
Greyshirts have begun deploying on severe storm and tornado operations in Iowa, Oklahoma, Texas, and Kentucky.
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Feature Story
Mixing Mottos, Mitigating Wildfires, and Building Disaster Preparedness in Hawaiʻi
May 30, 2024
When Team Rubicon Greyshirts spend two weeks at a Scout camp in Maui, they get stuff done—and find one of their own.
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Reflection
Each Roaring Chainsaw a Hymn of Progress
May 17, 2024
From the shores of Hawai'i to wherever the next disaster strikes, I’ve been made ready to serve—and found a path that honors my ancestors and fulfills my commitment to humanity.
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Feature Story
From Vietnam to Hawaiʻi, and Always in Service
May 16, 2024
U.S. Army veteran and volunteer leader Sue Johnson talks about her proud role of serving communities in need from behind the scenes.
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Preparedness
Top Fire Mitigation Strategies to Help Protect Any Home
May 14, 2024
From applying fire retardant to removing fuels, these strategies can help any homeowner protect their property from wildfire.
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Preparedness
Wildfire Mitigation Strategies Return to Their Roots
May 13, 2024
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.