Creston Firewise, a certified NFPA Firewise neighborhood, counts 108 households, along Creston Rd starting at Marin Blvd and going south to the end of the street, Grizzly Peak starting at Marin Blvd and going south for a long block, Forrest east of Grizzly Peak, and a small number of adjoining households on the south side of Marin Blvd.
Updates
- Opinion: avoiding costly mistakes in wildfire prevention when landscaping in 2025
- Opinion: avoiding costly mistakes in wildfire prevention when remodeling in 2025
- 2025-03-23 Creston Firewise 2025 adopted action plan
- 2025-03-23 Creston Firewise annual meeting notes
- 2025-03-13 March 23 neighborhood mtg, supporting EMBER, and other important news
- 2025-02-11 Special City Council session: EMBER proposal
- 2025-02-09 Creston Firewise Important News and Updates
- Suggested Letter in support of BFD’s EMBER Proposal
- 2025-01-12 Firewise Application Approved, and other important updates!
- 2024-10-02: Fire Hardening Tips by Chief Kevin Revilla
- 2024-08-18: we vote to organize as a Firewise neighborhood
2024 Creston Firewise application to Firewise USA
- 2024-12-29 Creston Firewise ‘24 Application: the neighborhood
- 2024-08-18: we vote to organize as a Firewise neighborhood
2024 Member survey forms [do not fill these in 2025]
Resources
- 2025-02-10 Fire Propagation into North Berkeley: XyloPlan Notes - Creston Firewise - HelpBerkeley.org
- 2025-02-01 BerkeleyFiresafe-listed fire hardening contractors
- 2024-12-07: Assessing a property’s wildfire risk, by Chief Kevin Revilla
- 2024-07-01: Landscaping for a Fire Resilient Home | California Native Plant Society
Maps
- Map: Creston Firewise boundaries
- Map: Creston Firewise evacuation
- Map: Creston Firewise firefighting and water access
How to Contact Creston Firewise
- Sign up on the website
- then send a message to @Sara-1009, @EricWeaver or @MichelThouati (click on the name, then click on the Message button)
- or post a question on The Community