- Berkeley’s Office of Emergency Services will lead an Evacuation workshop
- BFD representative will discuss the EMBER proposal
- Councilmember Brent Blackaby will be on hand to discuss Safe Passages
Date: Saturday, March 8 2025
Time: 1:00pm- 3:00pm
Location: SHEPHERD OF THE HILLS LUTHERAN CHURCH, 401 Grizzly Peak Blvd, Berkeley, CA 94708
Format: Beginning at or close to 1pm, Jamie Albrecht of Emergency Services will give about an hour-long evacuation planning presentation with some time afterwards for Q&A. After the presentation, representatives from the Berkeley Fire Dept. will be on hand to respond to questions and concerns about EMBER [PDF], and Brent Blackaby will be available to discuss Safe Passages [PDF].
It’s recommended to be familiar with the Household Fire Weather Planning tool before attending the workshop.
Information about EMBER can be found here
Information about Safe Passages can be found here.
Anyone in the Firewise communities is welcome to come, whether or not they’ve signed up for Firewise.
This event is sponsored by Berkeley Woods Firewise Neighborhood