The Marshall Fire Resilience Work Group was formed in early 2022 in response to Colorado’s most destructive wildfire to date, which destroyed over 1,000 homes in Boulder County at the end of December, 2021. Since its formation, the group has conducted a multi-wave household survey, interviews with community members and local-decision makers, policy analyses, and focus groups. Core values of the group are producing collaborative research based on these data, collecting data in a community-engaged and trauma-informed manner, and disseminating results back to community, government agencies, and other researchers on a regular basis.
As the 5 year anniversary of the Marshall Fire draws near, this poster will serve as a look back at the practical successes and challenges to managing such a work group. In particular, this session will focus on the following:
1. The reasoning behind the work group’s design, how it supports community needs and rigorous science, and why this model could serve other natural disaster research contexts.
2. When and how different sectors have been engaged throughout the work group’s history.
3. An overview of research products the group has produced and feedback the work group has received over time
4. Strategies to keeping team members engaged over time as well as the practical needs for managing and sharing diverse and complex data within the team.
