2020

California Wildfires 2020

Summary Stats

Trucks of Aid

$ 0

BStrong Cash Cards

Phase 1:

Disaster Relief

Global Empowerment Mission, BStrong responded in the first phase, disaster relief, by providing an immediate response to the devastating fires Northern California. An initial $10,000 in BStrong cash cards were distributed to the Bear Fire/ North Complex survivors.

GEM currently has one truck of aid in route and more being mobilized.

Recent Press

GLOBAL EMPOWERMENT MISSION BACK IN BUTTE COUNTY TO HELP BEAR FIRE VICTIMS

Click here to learn more about how GEM responded to the 2018 California Fires.

Partners

CalFire
Bear Fire / North Complex west victim needs and donations
Global Citizen USA
Courtney Andrews
E & J’s Mobile Kitchen

Featured Missions

Pandemics

2020

Covid 19

United States

In January 2020, the COVID‑19 pandemic began in the United States and is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease, caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus.

Wildfires

2020

Australia Fires

Australia

In June 2019, over 18 million hectares burned, destroying over 5,900 buildings and 2,800 homes in Australia. In addition to human fatalities, millions of animals were killed.

Hurricanes

2019

Hurricane Dorian

Bahamas

On August 24, 2019, the Category 5 Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas, and was the worst natural disaster in the country’s history with wind speeds of 183 mph and $3.4 billion+ reported damages.

Wildfires

2019

Amazon Wildfires

South America

In 2019, the Amazon wildfires season saw a surge in fires with more than 906,000 affected hectares occurring in the Amazon rainforest and Amazon biome within Brazil, Bolivia, Paraguay, and Peru.

Wildfires

2018