# Wonder Labs
> Social enterprise catalyzing innovations for disaster resilience, founded 2020.

## About
Wonder Labs LLC catalyzes social, ecological, and technological innovations with partner agencies and communities on the frontline of climate impacts. Cofounded by Shefali Juneja Lakhina, PhD and Anukool Lakhina PhD. Based in California, USA.

## Initiatives
- El Niño Hazard Board: Maps how El Niño related hazards will impact North and Central America, from winter 2026–27 into the 2027 fire and water year. 14 hazards mapped including storm, flood, heat, fire, wind. Learn how impacts unfold in your region and what you can do to prepare.
- FireUp: America's first career and well-being platform for fire, forestry, and conservation professionals. 4,000+ jobs, 195+ companies mapped to 30 career pathways, peer support community, well-being resources. https://www.fire-up.net
- Responsible FireTech Framework (RFTF): Assessment framework for evaluating fire technology deployment readiness. 50 indicators for innovators, 33 for communities, 15 for agencies, 28 for funders, 35 for ecosystem partners.
- State of FireTech Report and Survey: Annual report tracking progress, gaps, and futures in wildfire technology. Published since 2022.
- Let's Get Fire Ready Board Game: Community education tool for wildfire preparedness and mitigation action.
- BurnBot: Incubated in 2020. Mechanized solution for safer, cleaner, and cheaper prescribed burning at scale. https://burnbot.com
- Living with Fire Design Challenge (2021-2023): Student-led community visioning program across California and Colorado.

## Research & Publications
- Extreme Heat Situation Manual: San Benito County, CA Case Study
- Responsible FireTech Framework (2026)
- Responsible Innovation Playbook: Case studies and Worksheets (2026)
- State of FireTech Report (annual since 2022)
- Fire Journal Special Issue: Reimagining the Future of Living and Working with Fire (2022-2023)
- NSF-funded research on wildfire preparedness and evacuation during COVID-19 (2021)

## Contact
Email: info@fire-up.net
Website: https://wonder-labs.org
FireUp: https://www.fire-up.net