# 2025-01-12 Fire Chief David Sprague provides guidance on fire protection in light of LA fires

**URL:** <https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/2025-01-12-fire-chief-david-sprague-provides-guidance-on-fire-protection-in-light-of-la-fires/73>\
**Category:** News\
**Created:** [January 12, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/2025-01-12-fire-chief-david-sprague-provides-guidance-on-fire-protection-in-light-of-la-fires/73 "2025-01-12T08:00:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![ruthe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@ruthe](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/u/ruthe)\
**Post date:** [January 12, 2025, 8:00am UTC](https://www.berkeleyfirewise.org/t/2025-01-12-fire-chief-david-sprague-provides-guidance-on-fire-protection-in-light-of-la-fires/73/1 "2025-01-12T08:00:00Z")

</div>

Be ready to receive emergency alerts, stop fires from reaching your property and make a plan to leave during extreme fire weather. Chief David Sprague provides important information to Berkeley residents.

> **[Berkeley fire chief warns of 'structural challenges' here similar to LA](https://www.berkeleyside.org/2025/01/11/berkeley-fire-chief-statement-guidance-los-angeles-fires)**
>
> BFD Chief David Sprague wants to remind Berkeleyans that, like our neighbors in Los Angeles, a devastating fire could strike us at any time.