The Oakland Firesafe Council is a grassroots community-based organization dedicated to mobilizing the people of Oakland and Alameda County to reduce the risks of wildfire danger to people and property through outreach, programs, and projects
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Advocacy
The Oakland Firesafe Council promotes state-of-the-art approaches to wildfire prevention and advocates for more resources to assist with vegetation management, evacuation, restoration and other wildfire prevention related issues at the local, regional and state level
Preparedness
Helping local residents and neighborhoods better prepare for wildfire and emergencies is a key focus of our Oakland Community Preparedness & Response program (OCP&R). Click here for free guides and details.
Periodically we offer webinars and Town Hall Meetings of topics of significance.
NEWS AND NOTES
2022 Ushers in New Era for OFSC
January 3, 2022
When Ken Benson and the late Dinah Benson and I created the Oakland Firesafe Council (OFSC) in 2014, our goal was to provide local residents with timely, accurate and practical tips and tools to help make them more firesafe. In seven years, […]
Remembering the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm
October 19, 2021
Brian Krans, reporter for Oaklandside/Berkeleyside, has produced a 30-minute podcast that accurately and succinctly reveals how the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm forever changed how the East Bay — and the state of California– looks a wildfires. JuanCarlos Guerrero and Brandon Behle […]
OFSC’s Recommendations to CalTrans’ D4 Vegetation Management Plan
August 30, 2021
At its July meeting, the Oakland Firesafe Council approved moving forward with a review of Caltrans D4 Vegetation Management Plan, released in June, 2021. Our comments were released to Caltrans on August 30,2021: We thank CalTrans for giving the Oakland […]
OFSC opposes SB9 and SB10 unless amended to account for wildfire safety
July 19, 2021
The Oakland Firesafe Council has sent letters to Senator Nancy Skinner, Assemblymember Buffy Wicks and the authors and coauthors of two state senate bills that call for additional housing in heretofore single family housing zones. SB9 allows for accessory dwelling […]
East Bay Wildfire JPA launches new website
June 22, 2021
Check out the new website for our community awareness efforts to form an East Bay Regional Wildfire Prevention Vegetation Management District for the very high fire hazard severity and high fire hazard severity zones in the East Bay Hills. We […]
EVENTS
“Know the Way to Firewise USA” Town Hall
17 Feb, 2022
Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm Session 2 of the “Savvy & Prepared Communities” Town Hall Series will be about why & how to become certified Firewise USA community. With guest speaker Macy M. Cornell of the Oakland Firesafe Council’s Firewise USA program for […]
“Reducing Fire Risks Part 1: Out & About” Town Hall
17 Mar, 2022
Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm Session 3 of the “Savvy & Prepared Communities” Town Hall Series will be about preparedness on a broader community scale, community surroundings. Stay tuned for more details.
“Reducing Fire Risks Part 2: Closer to Home” Town Hall
21 Apr, 2022
Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm Session 4 of the “Savvy & Prepared Communities” Town Hall Series will focus on preparedness Home to Home/Neighbor to Neighbor. Stay tuned for more details.
“If You Gotta Go” Town Hall
19 May, 2022
Thursday, 6:30-7:30pm Session 5 of the “Savvy & Prepared Communities” Town Hall Series will talk about evacuation and Zonehaven. Stay tuned for more details.