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Disaster Preparedness

Find resources to prepare your household and community for emergencies and disasters.

Be connected. Be prepared. Be Berkeley.

Learn how to protect yourself from Berkeley’s biggest hazards–earthquake, fire, winter storms, and poor air quality. Sign up for our classes on disaster readiness and emergency response. Subscribe to get emergency alerts on your phone and email, and learn where to get information and instructions in a disaster. Download Berkeley Ready brochures to make a disaster plan and supply kit on your own. Discover how connecting with your neighbors can earn you emergency supply cache.

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CERT

Register for Community Emergency Response Training classes.

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Emergency Notifications

Find various ways to be alerted to emergencies and disasters.
Disaster supply kit
Creating a Disaster Plan

Learn how to stay calm during disaster events by helping to prepare your family and community for them.

Latest News

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Emergency preparedness workshops for artists, arts organizations

Series of workshops on June 8, 15, and 22 can help better prepare artists and the organizations that support them to survive in the event of a disaster. Learn about insurance, planning, and funding.

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Get help to retrofit living space above your garage

Living spaces above garages typically do not withstand earthquake shaking. State funded grants can cover up to 75 percent of the cost to retrofit yours. Complete a simple online form by May 31, 2023 to be considered.

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Protect your home by using services to remove vegetation

Through September, get help disposing of "hard" vegetation such as shrubs, brush, limbs, wood, and bushes to clear your home of potential wildfire hazards.

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Bayer off-schedule siren test March 27 requires no action

Test is normally on the first Wednesday of the month at noon. In an actual emergency, those hearing the siren should shelter indoors to avoid potential harm from an ammonia release.

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Boards & Commissions

Policy Committee: Public Safety Disaster and Fire Safety Commission

Related legislative bodies

Adopted Plans

Name Adopted Summary
Emergency Operations Plan

The Emergency Operations Plan (EOP) establishes the foundation for Berkeley’s response to and short-term recovery from emergencies, disasters, incidents, and events.
Berkeley Resilience Strategy

The Berkeley Resilience Strategy is a plan to advance preparedness and equity in Berkeley, a community known for inclusiveness and innovation. 
Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP)

We want Berkeley to be ready for natural disasters. The Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) has information about the disasters we may experience, what we’re doing to prevent their impacts, and how you might help.