News and Notes
Oakland’s SIXTH Firewise USA® Recognized Site is Redwood Ridge Neighborhood Organization (RRNO)
February 3, 2025
Kimlin McDaniel Keith, RRNO FireWise Team Leader, had this to share about the experience: Redwood Ridge Neighborhood Organization (RRNO) is a Montclair Organized Neighborhood of about 82 homes defined by three streets: Wilton, Burton, and Shirley, and the contiguous houses […]
Oakland’s FIFTH Firewise USA® Recognized Site is Estates Fountains
June 24, 2024
Leslie Louie, Estates Fountains FireWise Lead, had this to share about the experience: The Estates Fountains neighbors have been organized as a community against crime and for emergency preparedness since 2006 to strengthen our neighborhood resilience and get to know […]
Oakland’s FOURTH Firewise USA® Recognized Site is Kaiser School Neighborhood Fire Break (in Hiller Highlands)
February 9, 2024
Frank Kelly, the resident lead, had this to share about the experience: Our neighborhood was badly damaged in the 1991 Oakland Firestorm and is still home to several survivors. One of those survivors, Sue Piper, began creating a Firewise community for […]
Oakland’s THIRD Firewise USA® Recognized Site Is Skyline Blvd.
October 14, 2023
Oakland’s 3rd Firewise USA® recognized site is Skyline Blvd! The (NFPA) Firewise USA® recognition program was designed to help residents learn about wildfire risks and provide a self-directed, collaborative framework for neighbors to work together to reduce these risks by […]
Oakland’s SECOND Firewise USA® Recognized Site Is CABS
September 1, 2022
C.A.B.S. is a Montclair Organized Neighborhood defined by four streets: Colton, Asilomar, Balboa and Snake and has approximately 87 homes. We organized ourselves over 15 years ago to serve as a first line of defense in the event of an […]