Past EMBER Topics
- 2025-06-17 Opinion: the falsification of the EMBER debate—in support of EMBER and against disinformation
- 2025-06-16 Brent Blackaby: Tuesday June 17 City Council Vote on EMBER
- 2025-06-14 Evidence for and against EMBER
- 2025-06-13 Actual Truths from both sides in the EMBER debate
- 2025-06-12 Does Zone 0 overlook important truths about flammability?
- 2025-06-11 Dr. Syphard and Prof. Gollner endorse Zone 0 with CalFire
- 2025-06-10 Professor Gollner explains why he supports strict Zone 0
- 2025-06-06 Opinion: In support of EMBER
- 2025-06-05 A simple EMBER support letter
- 2025-06-02 The Sierra Club endorses EMBER
- 2025-06-01 Interview: Chief Dave Winnacker of BFD
- 2025-05-30 CSAA recommends zone 0 compliance, mentions non-renewals
- 2025-05-28 Study: how much vegetation will be removed by EMBER in the Grizzly Peak Mitigation Area?
- 2025-05-26 An EMBER Flyer full of disinformation
- 2025-05-23 EMBER: my costs of doing Zone 0
- 2025-05-16 Insurance consortium requires zone 0 compliance and home hardening for certification
- 2025-05-15 Intumescent paints: can they replace Zone 0 compliance?
- 2025-05-13 Why you should not have attached combustible fences in zone 0
- 2025-05-12 CalFire Zone 0 regulations meeting: state proposal matches EMBER
- 2025-05-11 Bob Flasher, retired Fire Commissioner, speaks on EMBER
- 2025-05-09 Dr. Syphard disavows use of her research results against Zone 0
- 2025-05-07 Why you should not use wood mulch in Zone 0, or anywhere
- 2025-05-02 Berkeley recognized as cutting edge wildfire planning community
- 2025-04-26 Lack of wildfire science: the Longcore/ Ossola letter
- 2025-04-16 Zone 0/Zone 1 noncompliance and wood roofs were the two leading causes of home ignitions in the Paradise Fire
- 2025-04-15 EMBER passes its first reading unanimously
- Opinion: Five Reasons Why Our Household Supports EMBER
- 2025-03-24 Summary of the EMBER Public Safety Committee discussion
- 2025-03-09 The CA Dept of Insurance starts enforcing EMBER before it is passed
- 2025-03-08 The CA Dept of Insurance recommends strict application of Zone 0
- Sample EMBER Letter of Support: send yours by 4/15 to the City Council
- Opinion: Can EMBER stave off insurance non-renewals?
- EMBER: A summary by Berkeley Fire Department
- Opinion: new landscaping and remodels---another reason to enact EMBER now
- Opinion: why Zone 4 residents should support EMBER
- Suggested Letter in support of BFD’s EMBER Proposal
EMBER in the news
- 2025-05-09 Backlash to mandate to clear plants around Berkeley Hills homes | Berkeleyside
- 2025-04-21 Berkeley’s proposed new law would be among the strictest in California | SFGate
- 2025-04-18 Berkeley City Council advances defensible space ordinance | KRON 4
- 2025-04-17 No plants, no wood fences: Berkeley bans anything flammable within 5 feet of many hills homes | Berkeleyside
- 2025-04-17 Berkeley moves to make homeowners in severe fire-risk areas clear 4-ft Zone 0 | East Bay Times (behind paywall)
- 2025-04-16 Berkeley to Require Vegetation Removal Near Homes in Fire Zones | KQED
- 2025-04-15 Strict wildfire rules for Berkeley Hills could be approved this week | Berkeleyside
- 2025-04-15 Berkeley may ban plants close to buildings in top wildfire zones | Berkeley Scanner
- 2025-04-15 Berkeley may ban plants close to buildings in top wildfire zones | Berkeley Scanner
- 2025-04-10 Berkeley poised to ban most plants near 5 ft of homes deemed fire risk | SF Chron (firewall)
- 2025-04-01 Interesting Berkeleyside article about the Palisades fire and EMBER | Berkeleyside
- 2025-02-07 The EMBER Proposal presented by BerkeleySide
- 2025-02-05 The EMBER Proposal presented by the Berkeley Daily Scanner