Community Wildfire Protection Plan

Help Berkeley identify goals and projects to protect our community from wildfires.

Help build a blueprint for how the City of Berkeley and community members can best manage wildfire risks. Over the course of a year, the Berkeley Fire Department will host a series of public meetings to identify the types of projects we should invest in as a community. Subscribe to our mailing list to receive updates about ways to get involved. You can also email comments to cwpp@cityofberkeley.info.

Your input will help the City develop a Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP). This plan will lay out the risks that Berkeley faces from wildfires, and the goals and projects. Collectively, we will prioritize how to manage these risks. For example, a goal might be to manage vegetation that could be fuel for wildfires, with a project to remove vegetation along evacuation routes.

Berkeley faces a growing threat from wildfires. Help inform our community’s approach to managing wildfire risk by participating over the next year in public meetings, filling out surveys, reviewing the draft plan or emailing comments directly to cwpp@cityofberkeley.info.

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Get involved on the CWPP Hub

In addition to email and meetings, we will also be taking input on a website created for this initiative. On the CWPP Hub, you will be able to:

Track the progress of the plan
Highlight your own areas of concern and identify program and projects
Fill out surveys to let us know what’s important to you

You can begin exploring this project by visiting the CWPP Hub, where you will find the community base map, the Map Your Project Web Map, and an online survey form for input. Over time, you can view progress of the project as more data and community input comes in.

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Project overview

A CWPP is a strategic plan typically developed by a local fire department, federal and state land managers, local governments, and communities. The CWPP will provide a roadmap to mitigate the risks posed by wildfires including goals for improving wildfire response, community preparedness, fuel management, infrastructure, ignition reduction, home hardening, and more. Input from the public and other stakeholders will help inform priorities.