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Community Spotlight: Tori The Mom, Lessons From Wildfires in Spokane - EP 1154
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- Aug 8, 2026
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Today I am joined by Tori the Mom to talk about the wildfires that came within a mile of her home in Spokane, what it was like to watch evacuation zones move toward her neighborhood, and what she learned when preparedness suddenly became real. We talk about evacuation plans, knowing more than one way out, preparing kids and animals, cash, gas, communications, technology that helped her stay ahead of the fire, and the things she plans to do differently next time. Featured Event The Art of Containment: How to Contain Small Ruminants with Fencing Saturday at 10 AM We will cover how electric fencing works, running stranded wire for small ruminants, rechargeable systems when you don't have power nearby, and our "graveyard of shame" of fencing ideas that didn't work. LivingFreeInTennessee.com Sponsors The Wealthsteading Podcast with John Pugliano InvestableWealth.com Strong Roots Resources StrongRootsResources.com Topics Covered Meet Tori the Mom and how she became part of the LFTN community Tori and her sister's 20 acres of raw land near Loon Lake, Washington Her plans to build a retreat for wives and ex-wives of alcoholics Why making the big, hard-to-reverse decisions on raw land is different from cutting trails and experimenting Watching the Spokane wildfires go from "that's way over there" to evacuation zones within about a mile of Tori's house How high winds, dry conditions and flying embers allowed the fire to jump the river and move rapidly toward town What happened when Watch Duty and county emergency alerts suddenly started going off Knowing when it is time to stop watching and start packing Why camping is excellent practice for evacuation Teaching kids what to pack and identifying the few irreplaceable things you actually want to grab Keeping identification, import…