# Berkeley resources **URL:** https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/c/berkeley-fire-resources/10.md [Latest](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/tags.md) --- ## [🚨 Berkeley Resources: a list 🚨](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/berkeley-resources-a-list/15)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 15, 2025, 10:12pm UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/berkeley-resources-a-list/15 "2025-02-15T22:12:27Z")
source: BerkeleyLab - license Programs that can help Contents City of Berkeley Plant Debris Bags BFD’s Partial reimbursement of fence replacement costs Free Chipper Program (Mostly) Free Vegetation Debris Bins Pro… --- ## [Fence Replacement Program: reimbursement for part of your costs](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/fence-replacement-program-reimbursement-for-part-of-your-costs/566)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 6, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/fence-replacement-program-reimbursement-for-part-of-your-costs/566 "2026-07-06T07:00:00Z")
Homes subject to full EMBER requirements must replace the first 5 ft of combustible fences and gates attached to their homes by noncombustible fences, such as aluminum, steel, or brick fences. This brand new Berkeley Fi… --- ## [City of Berkeley Plant Debris Bags](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/city-of-berkeley-plant-debris-bags/418)
**Author:** [@ruthe](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/ruthe)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 27, 2025, 11:30pm UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/city-of-berkeley-plant-debris-bags/418 "2025-06-27T23:30:44Z")
The City will pick up extra plant material with your weekly green bin if you pre-purchase their debris bags. Bags are priced at 5 for $15. A maximum of ten bags can be placed on the curb each week for pick up. They… --- ## [BFD's Free Home Hardening Mesh Program](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-free-home-hardening-mesh-program/46)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 19, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-free-home-hardening-mesh-program/46 "2025-02-19T08:00:00Z")
source: WildfireDefenseMesh.com Berkeley Fire Department is offering free 1/8" stainless steel fire mesh for vent and gutter screening. The program was originally free for all residents East of Grizzly Peak Blvd and… --- ## [Diablo Firesafe Council cost-share program for wildfire mitigation](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/diablo-firesafe-council-cost-share-program-for-wildfire-mitigation/160)
**Author:** [@MichelThouati](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/MichelThouati)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 7:48pm UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/diablo-firesafe-council-cost-share-program-for-wildfire-mitigation/160 "2025-02-25T19:48:13Z")
The Diablo Firesafe Council provides up to $3,500 grants for wildfire prevention and hazard mitigation projects. The conditions: projects must include at least 5 property owners the budget is cost-shared (at least 50%… --- ## [BFD's Resident Assistance Program](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-resident-assistance-program/57)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-resident-assistance-program/57 "2025-02-18T08:00:00Z")
source: BFD’s BerkeleyFiresafe.org The Resident Assistance Program (RAP) offers financial or logistical support to residents who face physical or financial challenges in addressing defensible space violations. The … --- ## [Free One-Time Eucalyptus Understory Cleanup](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/free-one-time-eucalyptus-understory-cleanup/45)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/free-one-time-eucalyptus-understory-cleanup/45 "2025-02-17T08:00:00Z")
source: BFD’s BerkeleyFiresafe.org For a limited time (through July 2026), Berkeley residents who have eucalyptus trees on their property can obtain “a free one-time service to clear the understory of eucalyptus tr… --- ## [BFD's Defensible Space Inspections](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-defensible-space-inspections/47)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-defensible-space-inspections/47 "2025-02-14T08:00:00Z")
source: BFD’s BerkeleyFiresafe.org BFD conducts, every year, defensible space inspections in Berkeley’s CalFire designated Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone (VHFHSZ). The inspections are free, unless you have vio… --- ## [(Mostly) Free Vegetation Debris Bins Program](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/mostly-free-vegetation-debris-bins-program/44)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/mostly-free-vegetation-debris-bins-program/44 "2025-02-12T08:00:00Z")
source: City of Berkeley The City of Berkeley runs a program that allows residents to book large (up to 20 cubic yards) debris bins to haul vegetation debris, for 4 days at a time. The program is free to residents wh… --- ## [BFD's Excellent Self Inspection Checklist](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-excellent-self-inspection-checklist/48)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/bfds-excellent-self-inspection-checklist/48 "2025-02-12T08:00:00Z")
BFD has put together an excellent 4-page-long Self-Inspection Checklist \[PDF\], to prepare for annual inspections, but that may be used more generally for wildfire prevention in general. This self-inspection checklist… --- ## [Useful websites for Berkeley resources](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/useful-websites-for-berkeley-resources/42)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/useful-websites-for-berkeley-resources/42 "2025-02-06T08:00:00Z")
source: City of Berkeley Outside of the present site, there are three primary sources of information for Berkeley resources regarding wildfire prevention, preparedness, and related issues. the City of Berkeley Web… --- ## [Free Chipper Program](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/free-chipper-program/43)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 6, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/free-chipper-program/43 "2025-02-06T08:00:00Z")
source: City of Berkeley This City of Berkeley program runs from Spring through Fall. It allows residents to book free chipper appointments for a given week where the City-contracted crew will pick up vegetation, wit… --- ## [2025-02-01 BerkeleyFiresafe-listed fire hardening contractors](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/2025-02-01-berkeleyfiresafe-listed-fire-hardening-contractors/86)
**Author:** [@system](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 1, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/2025-02-01-berkeleyfiresafe-listed-fire-hardening-contractors/86 "2025-02-01T08:00:00Z")
BerkeleyFiresafe.org links to a list of contractors for fire hardening on this page. None of these contractors are vouched for or endorsed by the City of Berkeley or Firesafe Berkeley. The present list was downloaded on …