In this episode of The Fire Break, host Steve Wolf talks with Vance Taylor, Chief of the Office of Access and Functional Needs at California’s Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Vance shares how California is leading the way in making emergency management inclusive for individuals with disabilities and access challenges, from providing early evacuation alerts to creating accessible shelters. Drawing on his personal experience with muscular dystrophy, Vance discusses the importance of empathy, innovation, and collaboration in disaster response and his vision for scaling these practices nationwide.