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Fighting Floods

Fighting Floods

The California Department of Water Resources and the Alameda County Fire Department hosted a fascinating seminar on Flood Fight Methods this past weekend. Our speaker Richard noted that they approach floods like CPR: good to know and important information, but something you don’t want to use. Lots of information in our post.

Preparing for Danger

Preparing for Danger

The San Francisco Chronicle ran an informative guide, Preparing for Disaster (PDF), a guide to surviving the next big fire or quake. Whether preparing for a wildfire, a house fire, and earthquake or other disasters, make sure you have a plan, some emergency supplies, and back-up information & photos for your important documents.

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What is Defensible Space? See CCCFPD guide here. The National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) offers tips of how to prepare here. CCCFPD now offers a new online reporting form for weed abatement concerns and violations.

Contra Costa County maps viewer for finding property reference numbers.

Listos Safety Tips for Wildfire + COVID-19 (6 page PDF) in English, Chinese, Filipino, Hmong, Korean, Spanish, and Vietnamese.

The California Public Utilities Commission worked with CAL FIRE and others to develop a Fire-Threat Map of California. The map shows places with a high risk of wildfires that could put people and property in danger. Additionally, PG&E has introduced an app that allows the public to report non-emergency safety concerns in high risks areas related to PG&E electrical equipment. Visit PG&E's Report It. Visit PG&E Safety site for helpful information.

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