Alejandra Galvez, a resident from Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, turned an abandoned shell of a house into a home with her determination and community support. Living on a modest disability pension, she recounts her struggles and resourcefulness in her quest for stability.
"Wildfire prevention is not seasonable. It's year-round, as is the threat from wildfire in California. We've learned from the devastating fires in the west..."
Local Chambers of Commerce played essential roles in adapting to wartime challenges, ensuring businesses remained operational, and facilitating community support during World War II.
There is nothing like watching your church burning down. It's frightening -- a six-alarm fire. It's shocking and so the grief of these last four and a half years doesn't really dissipate right. I say, we're always in the fire a little bit.