DRM-CRM Workshops: Wildfire Recovery

The below trainings have been scheduled for people impacted by the LA 2025 Fires and/or people that are assisting those affected by the fires. If you are outside of LA County and not fire-affected, click here to view our public trainings.

Upcoming Workshops

January 2026

1-Hour Workshop | ONLINE | Practical Skills for Wellbeing, Connection, and Recovery (A DRM-CRM Program)

• January 14th, 2026 — 5:30pm-6:30pm

• Location: Online (Zoom)

• Registration Link: CLICK HERE

Connection Circles

A space to stay connected, practice resilience, and support one another.

Have you taken part in a Community Resiliency Model (CRM)® workshop or Disaster Relief Mobilization (DRM-CRM) workshop?

Connection Circles are for you!

These free, virtual gatherings are designed to bring together fire-affected communities, and those who support them, to share, reflect, and practice skills that cultivate wellbeing, connection, and recovery.

Upcoming Connection Circle dates:

• January 7, 2026 — 12:00pm (Pacific Time)

• January 15th, 2026 — 6:00pm (Pacific Time)

  Click HERE or click the link below to register for our Connection Circles on Zoom.

What Are Connection Circles?

Connection Circles are 1-hour online sessions where participants can:

• Ask questions about using the practical skills of DRM-CRM in everyday life

• Share experiences.

• Connect with others who have walked a similar path

• Simply take time to be together in community

This is an ongoing space to create community and to know you’re not alone.

Who Can Join?

• Fire-affected residents navigating recovery

• Helpers and frontline supporters — teachers, counselors, community leaders, faith leaders, nonprofit staff — who are caring for impacted communities

Why Join?

Because skills cultivated in community can create a shared experience of wellbeing. Connection Circles are a reminder that:

• Recovery is a shared journey

• Stories inspire strength

• Even a single hour of connection can shift how we move through hardship

How It Works

• Free & virtual — join from anywhere

• 60 minutes — come for the whole session or drop in as you’re able

• Hosted every two weeks — each session includes open sharing and a guided prompt

Helpful Resources

If you have been impacted by the LA 2025 Fires and/or are assisting those affected by the fires, the following resources may be helpful to you.

Resiliency Within Podcast Episodes

Helping Survivors: Support & Lessons Learned from the Campfire Survivors

Healing Lahaina: Support & Lessons Learned from Campfire Survivors

The Human Toll of Fire Disasters: Helping & Healing Kids & Family

Crisis Recovery for Kids, Parents, and Teachers

Our DRM-CRM Program

The Disaster Relief Mobilization–Community Resiliency Model (DRM-CRM) Program is designed to bring healing, stabilization, and sustainable resilience to communities impacted by natural disasters, including the devastating Los Angeles firestorms and flooding in the US Southern states. Rooted in the Community Resiliency Model (CRM)®, this initiative provides biologically based, evidence-informed tools that restore balance to the nervous system and strengthen community recovery.

Goals and Objectives

• Support Communities After Disaster: Offer wellness skills that help survivors and responders manage stress, trauma, and uncertainty.

• Recognize Strengths and Challenges: Identify existing community resources and barriers that shape recovery.

• Understand Survival Responses: Explain the body’s natural reactions—fight, flight, freeze, and tend-and-befriend-and their role in disaster healing.

• Strengthen Self-Care: Help participants assess their own Resilient Zone and practice strategies to prevent burnout.

• Adapt for All Settings: Deliver DRM-CRM gatherings tailored to group size, culture, and shared trauma contexts.

• Communicate with Compassion: Apply CRM’s six wellness skills through supportive, strength-based conversations.

• Know When to Refer: Recognize signs of deeper mental health needs and guide survivors to appropriate care pathways.

• Build Sustainable Plans: Develop personalized and community-based self-care strategies to prevent compassion fatigue and enhance well-being.

• Practice Through Role-Play: Develop real-world readiness by applying DRM-CRM skills to post-disaster scenarios.

Phases of Community Implementation

The phases of DRM-CRM implementation are important because they provide a structured pathway that guides communities from immediate crisis response toward long-term resilience and recovery. By moving step-by-step, survivors and helpers can build capacity, reduce overwhelm, and strengthen both individual and collective well-being in the aftermath of disaster.

1. Stabilization & Outreach – Immediate support with skills-based tools for survivors, families, and responders.

2. Capacity Building – Training local leaders, educators, and community members to use and share CRM skills.

3. Sustainability & Integration – Embedding DRM-CRM into community networks, schools, and recovery systems for long-term resilience.

Applications

• Individuals: Reduce anxiety, fear, and overwhelm through nervous system regulation.

• Families: Strengthen connection and safety after shared loss or displacement.

• Communities: Foster solidarity and hope in the face of destruction.

• Responders: Build resilience and prevent compassion fatigue among frontline helpers.

The DRM-CRM Program empowers survivors and responders alike to heal, connect, and rebuild—one skill, one conversation, and one community at a time.