RED FLAG WARNING for parts of Alameda County (includes East Bay hills) from 06-10-2026 at 11 pm until 06-11-2026 at 9 am. Gusty offshore winds & dry conditions.  For most updated info go to https://www.weather.gov/mtr 
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Home Hardening Hot Topic: Fences and Gates
March 20, 2026

Learn about fences, gates and the impacts they have on home hardening for wildfire safety in this presentation by Sheryl Drinkwater, Licensed Architect and Home Hardening Expert.

Oakland’s Parkridge Estates Firewise Recognized Site
January 25, 2026

Submitted by Frank Dauby, Resident Lead:  Parkridge Estates is a well-established neighborhood of approximately 250 homes entirely East of Skyline Blvd. We are located south of Skyline High School and our eastern perimeter abuts Chabot Regional Park, thus truly on […]

Wildfire Safety Presentation January 2026
January 21, 2026

A Wildfire Safety Presentation for high wildfire risk areas was given on Wednesday, January 14th, over Zoom. The presentation included information on fire safety and this year’s vegetation inspections, City Council wildfire-related activities, advice on home hardening, Firewise USA program review, […]

Oakland’s Sayre/Saroni Firewise Neighborhood
January 10, 2026

Contributed by Jim Floyd, resident lead. The Sayre/Saroni Firewise Neighborhood consists of 47 homes near the intersection of these two streets. We were spurred to action in the wake of the devastating SoCal fires a year ago. At that time […]

Zone 0: When the Deadline Passed and What That Means Now
January 5, 2026

By Christophe Marcant, Oakland Firesafe Council In October and early November, the California Zone 0 Advisory Committee appeared to be doing exactly what the Legislature and Governor had asked it to do: finish the rulemaking process, ground the regulations in […]