The Vegetation Management Unit is charged with helping the citizens of the City of Oakland to be a wildfire safe community by:

 

• Inspecting approximately 26,000 private, public, and undeveloped properties in the Wildfire Prevention Assessment District (See Map) 

• Enforcing compliance to the legal standards for public and fire safety year round (See Standards) 

• Ensuring that vegetation management and fuel reduction is conducted on all City-owned property with other City agency partners and private contractors

• Collaborating with other regional agencies and jurisdictions in the Hills Emergency Forum partnership (See HEF membership) 

For information about the Wildfire Prevention Assessment District in the Oakland Hills please click here 

 

For more information, call (510)238-7388 or email 

 

Requests for information can be made in writing to:

Oakland Fire Prevention Bureau

Attn: AFM Leroy Griffin

250 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Ste 3341

Oakland , CA 94612  

Fax: (510) 238-6739

Email: LGriffin@Oaklandnet.com

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