Public comment on Bayer item. @IDoTheThinking leads saying Bayer is a treasure to the community, but 700+ new parking spaces will not work to improve public transport/bus routes in the area. + supports more workforce housing. #berkmtg
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10-minute captioner break!!!! Measure FF when we come back.
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Interrim Fire Chief Abe Roman is presenting a report on BFD's preparation for 2021 wildfire season. I don't see the full presentation online yet but will share some slides.
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Roman says BFD is adding new programs to prepare for 2021 and fire seasons ahead. This includes the Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) division.
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Fire Marshall Steven Riggs is discussing hazardous hill inspections. Ultimate goal is to expand the inspection program, so that all of fire zone 2 (Berkeley Hills) will be inspected regularly, he says.
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Measure FF is allowing BFD to hire more personnel, create more permanent positions, do more inspections, get training for that and more, Riggs says. BFD has also piloted a hazardous hills patrol training program with 2-3 firefighters, w. Truck 5 (A Shift)
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New state mandates could be coming for "ember resistant zones" around homes, January 2024 for existing homes and 2023 for new construction. Legislation hasn't passed yet due to industry resistance, Riggs says.
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Asst. Chief Keith May is presenting the community wildfire protection plan (CWPP). Some of this is changing the built environment to improve evacuation zones, etc.
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May is also discussing Zonehaven, a new/faster system for people to know what fire zone they live in. Our story: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/06/01/know-your-zone-what-you-need-to-know-about-wildfire-evacuation … Also, a new outdoor warning system. MOU could partner with BUSD/Zaytuna College to place these.
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How does BFD work before fires happen? Part of it is assessing weather, and dry Diablo winds that come over the hills (not from the water). Then, it's assessed among other weather conditions that could lead to a fire. 2020: 25 red flags, but only 2 extreme fire weather.
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Even perfect prep may not be enough with Diablo wind-condition fires, BFD's Sarah Lana said. Now: Everyone who lives in hills needs to monitor weather and plan to leave the hills before fire starts. "We know this is disruptive" but traditional steps may not be enough.
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EOC Katie Hawn is presenting the plan for residents in the hills, saying to download Everbridge app. ** Make a fire weather plan (identify trigger for leaving hills, such as extreme fire weather) That means leaving before a fire starts. **
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The city is relaunching CERT (Community Emergency Response Training) classes in the fall, Hawn says. https://www.cityofberkeley.info/certclassschedule/ … Communities can also adopt FireWise standards with training.
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Public comment: Kelly Hammargren - how fast do the fires move? More info needed on evacuation distances. The Berkeley flats are also risk when there's a fire, not just hills, and would be good to have so discussion on that too.
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@loridroste asks when updated fire maps from CAL Fire will become available. Riggs says they're in the works and local jurisdictions will discuss/incorporate when they're ready.#berkmtgNäytä tämä ketju -
BFD's Abe Roman, who was at the command post at the 2017 Tubbs Fire, says he had to take body counts of the dead. "I don't want to be tasked with that anymore, I want to make it as safe as possible to live there...I don't want to go through that again."
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CM Susan Wengraf asks what residents can do when they don't have the resources to maintain their home/vegetation. Roman says grants are available for veg management, but potentially Berkeley should be able to match funds too. For people on fixed incomes, especially.
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"In order to be on par with the dramatic climate change that we've seen, we need to be focused 100% on [fire prevention] every year [not just this year]," Abe Roman.
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@SophieHahnBerk says this year, Berkeley/BFD can be better w/ communication to residents in the hills. "We have a mistaken idea about how much people in the community can actually hear what we're saying," suggests well-designed flyer, re new evacuation zones, etc.#berkmtgNäytä tämä ketju -
CM Susan Wengraf, who lives higher in the hills, says she got a 7-page mailer about fire prevention and safety. Maybe we can expand reach then, CM
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Here's Council and the BFD team presenting at
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@SophieHahnBerk says Berkeley needs to push a little harder on communicating to fire prevention and property maintenance to residents. Also, publicize increased police patrols when people are told to leave their homes during fires to avoid fears of theft, she says.#berkmtgNäytä tämä ketju -
What leads to enforcement when someone doesn't maintain property, Hahn asks? Riggs says city municipal code for violations, first a notice, second/third inspection, then admin (civil) citation w $100/300/500 fine, then notice and order to abate issue, city action.
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Because that process is drawn out, Riggs says they're exploring other methods of streamlining enforcement too.
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Many of the fire planning resources in BFD's presentation can be found here: https://www.cityofberkeley.info/WildfireEvacuation/ …
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@RashiKesarwani: To what extent does BFD collab with EBRPD on vegetation management and fire prevention? Roman says they do intensive land management, and there is good comm/+ automatic aid agreement, joint emergency response (for over 100 years!)#berkmtgNäytä tämä ketju -
Also EBRPD recently got $10M for more dead tree removal: https://www.berkeleyside.org/2021/07/16/tree-death-pattern-east-bay-regional-park-district-10-million …
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Referencing Coffey Park during 2017 Tubbs fire, CM
@RashiKesarwani asks how flats residents can be prepared. Roman: "I was on 101 when [Tubbs] crossed over," flats residents need to be very well prepared too, for when hills evacuate down, OR total evacuation.#berkmtgNäytä tämä ketju -
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