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2. Fire Department Staff Report
REGULAR AGENDA MATTERS All Regular agenda Matters are for discussion and possible action.
3. Discussion/Action: Minutes of September 23, 2026
Recommendation: Approve the draft minutes of the September 23, 2026 regular meeting. Written Materials: September 23, 2026 Draft Minutes Presentation:
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4. Discussion: Safety Element Presentation (Staff)
Recommendation: Written Materials: Safety Element PowerPoint Handout Presentation: Safety Element PowerPoint
6. Work Group Reports
Receive reporting on recent activities by the following work groups: • Plan & Budget Oversight • Neighborhood Fire Resiliency • Safe Passages • Street Trauma Prevention Program Written Materials: Presentation:
7. Future Agenda Items and Next Steps
• Adjournment This meeting will be conducted in accordance with the Brown Act, Government Code Section 54953. Any member of the public may attend this meeting. Questions regarding this matter may be addressed to Keith May, kmay@berkeleyca.gov 510-981-5508. Communications to Berkeley boards, commissions or committees are public record and will become part of the City’s electronic records, which are accessible through the City’s website. Please note: E-mail addresses, names, addresses, and other contact information are not required but, if included in any communication to a City board, commission, or committee, will become part of the public record. If you do not want your e-mail address or any other contact information to be made public, you may deliver communications via U.S. Postal Service or in person to the secretary of the relevant board, commission, or committee. If you do not want your contact information included in the public record, please do not include that information in your communication. Please contact the secretary to the relevant board, commission, or committee for further information. Any writings or documents provided to a majority of the commission regarding any item on this agenda will be made available for public inspection at Berkeley Fire Department located at 2100 Martin Luther King Jr. Way Berkeley, CA. COMMUNICATION ACCESS INFORMATION: This meeting is being held in a wheelchair-accessible location. To request a disability-related accommodation(s) to participate in the meeting, including auxiliary aids or services, please contact the Disability Services specialist at 981-6418 (V) or 981-6347 (TDD) at least three business days before the meeting date. Please refrain from wearing scented products to this meeting. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I hereby certify that the agenda for this regular/special meeting of the Berkeley City’s Disaster and Fire Safety Commission was posted at the front of the Division of Training, 997 Cedar Street, as well as on the City’s website, three days prior to the scheduled Commission meeting. SECRETARY SIGNATURE 10/22/26 Public DFSC Staff Report October 28, 2026
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- Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................ 1
- Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 3
- 1.1 Purpose and Objectives of the Disaster Preparedness and Safety Element ................ 3
- 1.2 Statutory Requirements .................................................................................................... 4
- 1.3 Overview ............................................................................................................................ 5 1.4 Public Participation ........................................................................................................... 5
- 1.5 Equity Principles ................................................................................................................ 9 1.6 General Plan Consistency ................................................................................................ 9
- 1.7 Relationship to the Berkeley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan ......................................... 10
- Disaster Preparedness and Safety Issue Areas ....................................................................... 11
- 2.1 Communities Facing Social Vulnerability ...................................................................... 11
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- Identified Communities Facing Social Vulnerability ..................................... 11
- 2.2 Community Resilience and Hazard Awareness ............................................................ 15
- 2.3 Natural and Human-Caused Hazards ............................................................................ 16
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- Seismic and Geologic Hazards ...................................................................... 16
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- Urban Fires, Wildfires, and Poor Air Quality ................................................... 22
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- Flood and Sea Level Rise Hazards ................................................................. 29
- 2.3.4
- Extreme Heat ................................................................................................... 41
- 2.4 Resilient Built Environment ............................................................................................ 42
- 2.5 Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ................................................... 45
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- Emergency Preparedness and Response ...................................................... 45
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- Post-Disaster Recovery ................................................................................... 46
- 2.6 Emergency Evacuation ................................................................................................... 46
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- Access-Impaired Neighborhood Analysis ..................................................... 46
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- Evacuation Route Safety, Capacity, and Viability Analysis ........................... 49
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- Evacuation Locations ...................................................................................... 49
- Safety Element Goals, Policies & Programs ............................................................................. 51
- 3.1 Community Resilience and Hazard Awareness ............................................................ 51
- 3.2 Natural and Human-Caused Hazards ............................................................................ 52
- 3.3 Resilient Built Environment ............................................................................................ 57
- 3.4 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery ............................. 59
- 3.5 Emergency Evacuation ................................................................................................... 64
- Implementation programs ......................................................................................................... 67
- Figure 1 Berkeley Highest Cumulative Social Vulnerability Map ............................................... 14
- Figure 2 Faults in Berkeley and the Surrounding Area ................................................................ 17
- Figure 3 Alquist Priolo Fault Zones .............................................................................................. 18
- Figure 4 Seismically Triggered Landslide and Liquefaction Hazard Zones in Berkeley........... 21
- Figure 5 Berkeley Wildland Urban Interface ................................................................................. 27
- Figure 6 Wildfire Hazard Severity Zones in Berkeley .................................................................. 28
- Figure 7 100-Year and 500-Year Floodplains in Berkeley ........................................................... 32
- Figure 8 Berkeley Tsunami Inundation ......................................................................................... 34
- Figure 9 Sea Level Rise in Berkeley with 100-year Storm Event ................................................. 37
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- Groundwater Rise Current Conditions ........................................................... 38
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- Groundwater Rise with 0.8 feet of Sea Level Rise ........................................ 39
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- Groundwater Rise with 2.5 feet of Sea Level Rise ........................................ 40
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- Critical Facilities in Berkeley ........................................................................... 44
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- Primary and Secondary Access Impaired Neighborhoods .......................... 48
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- Disaster Preparedness and Safety Element Goals, Policies, and Programs .............. 67
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- Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- 1.1 Purpose and Objectives of the Disaster Preparedness and Safety Element
- 1.2 Statutory Requirements
- 1.3 Overview
- 1.4 Public Participation
- 1.5 Equity Principles
- 1.6 General Plan Consistency
- 1.7 Relationship to the Berkeley Local Hazard Mitigation Plan
- 2 Disaster Preparedness and Safety Issue Areas
- 2.1 Communities Facing Social Vulnerability
- 2.1.1 Identified Communities Facing Social Vulnerability
- 2.2 Community Resilience and Hazard Awareness
- 2.3 Natural and Human-Caused Hazards
- 2.3.1 Seismic and Geologic Hazards
- Regulatory Setting
- 2.3.2 Urban Fires, Wildfires, and Poor Air Quality
- Regulatory Setting
- Responsible Agencies
- Fire Hazard Severity Zones
- Development Regulations
- 2.3.3 Flood and Sea Level Rise Hazards
- Responsible agencies
- Storm Drain Overflow and Creek Flooding
- Tsunami
- Sea Level Rise and Groundwater Rise
- Regulatory Setting
- 2.3.4 Extreme Heat
- 2.4 Resilient Built Environment
- 2.5 Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- 2.5.1 Emergency Preparedness and Response
- 2.5.2 Post-Disaster Recovery
- 2.6 Emergency Evacuation
- 2.6.1 Access-Impaired Neighborhood Analysis
- 2.6.2 Evacuation Route Safety, Capacity, and Viability Analysis
- 2.6.3 Evacuation Locations
- 3 Safety Element Goals, Policies & Programs
- 3.1 Community Resilience and Hazard Awareness
- 3.2 Natural and Human-Caused Hazards
- 3.3 Resilient Built Environment
- 3.4 Emergency and Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
- 3.5 Emergency Evacuation
- 4 Implementation programs