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JOIN OUR RESILIENCE TEAMS!
Fuel Reduction Team--Contact Alansiegelphd@gmail.com for info or to join.
Evacuation Team
HAZARDOUS & FIRE SAFE PLANTS
WECOM Emergency Radio Team
Fund Raising Team for Wildcat Firewise
Quarterly Zoom Meetings for Wildcat Firewise
PGE Lobbying and Info
Insurance UPDATE & discounts & cancellations
Medical education and training
BECOME A RESILIENCE INFLUENCER: Please volunteer! Our resilience Teams are Forming. Please consider joining and/or helping coordinate the following teams/committees of neighbors helping neighbors.
What is a resilience team? Resilience team are groups of neighbors working together to enhance our resilience and response to disasters including fire, earthquake, wind and landslides. Neighbors helping Neighbors! We need your help to prepare and protect our neighborhood. We need members and coordinators for the teams: Please let us know your ideas, skills, and resources.TO HELP OR GET FURTHER INFORMATION: TO JOIN—PLEASE CONTACT
Firewise Resilience Teams
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Emergency Radio Communication Team
Currently has 27 members who practice for disaster response in the event of loss of communication, blocked access and evacuation during fire and other disasters.
Tuesdays at 7 PM for 15-20 minute weekly drills and occasional simulation exercises.
Fuel Reduction and Defensible Space Team
Volunteer team continuing fuel reduction and coordination with EBRPD and Kensington/El Cerrito Fire and the Diablo Firesafe Council. We need volunteers, including residents of Wildcat Firewise Community, friends, neighbors, adult children etc. We also need funding!
Regular weekend times will begin in later in September with meetings possibly on Saturday mornings or late Sunday afternoon— but some work can be done during the week once the volunteer is oriented.
We need volunteers to help with clearing fire prone brush and raising money for additional fire-related clearing, from Diablo Firesafe Council, Contra Costa County Measure X and private donations via go fund me or resident donations.
Evacuation Coordination Team
Evacuation readiness simulation practice drills, posting signs for red flag alerts and monitoring emergency alerts and Kensington and El Cerrito Fire meetings and drills.
September 9, 2023 at 9 AM—We held a simulated walk-through evacuation drill with help from fire officials and our local residents.
Pam Martin, Alice Chanowitz. Eric Olsen and Alan Siegel will coordinate evacuation preparation including alternate evacuation sites.
Home Hardening Team
Providing our community with information (see educational resources), web links, podcasts.
etc. on crucial steps for residents to consider, including Soffit and Foundation Vents, Metal Gutters, cleaning flammable items and foliage in the 0-5 foot zone and much more.
NEXT ZOOM MEETING Tentative; May 27th at 7 PM Educational Links tab including:
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