News and Notes
These communities organized to be better prepared… you can, too!
June 27, 2023
Do you want to work with your neighbors to be better prepared and have emergency supplies for all to access during and after an emergency? Here are excellent first-hand accounts of how two local East Bay groups have done this: […]
Update on Efforts to Increase Coordination of Wildfire Prevention Activities in the East Bay Hills
June 13, 2023
Over the past year a Working Group composed of elected officials and fire professionals have convened to draft and refine a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to increase coordination of Wildfire Prevention Activities in the East Bay Hills. The MOU, drafted […]
Oakland’s New Wildfire Smoke Sensors
June 8, 2023
The Oakland Fire Department (OFD) is participating in a pilot study testing the use of remote smoke sensors for early detection of wildfire. This is a partnership with Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science & Technology Directorate (DHS S&T), and […]
VIDEO: Oakland Hills Vegetation Inspections 2023
May 26, 2023
Adam Ball, Fire Inspection Supervisor with Oakland’s Vegetation Management Unit, explains the process for the annual wildfire vegetation inspections for 2023 that take place in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zones in Oakland, California, starting in early June.
News from Sacramento re: Wildfire Safety, by OFSC Vice President Elizabeth Stage
April 28, 2023
The California Wildfire & Forest Resilience Task Force Quarterly Meeting (3/30/23) The expected state budget cannot continue to ramp up resources for wildfire prevention and forest resilience, so the Governor’s Wildfire Task Force and the Legislature are focusing on making […]