Welcome to the Oakland Community Preparedness & Response Program!
Note: video workshops are available now, and a 1-hour online (Zoom/Web conference) workshop can be scheduled for your neighborhood group. Contact us for more information.
New Guides
OCP&R has created this recommended Evacuation Guidelines flyer. Please note that these are guidelines only and not absolute rules. You will need to make your best decisions and take your safest actions when the event actually occurs. You may want to print this flyer and keep it handy.
“The Changing Paradigm of Wildfire Prevention”
This new guide by Dr. Robert Sieben, “The Changing Paradigm of Wildfire Prevention”, provides critical information on preventing home fires and wildfires.
Organize your Neighborhood during COVID-19
Now is the time to organize your neighborhood so that neighbors can better help each other during Shelter-in-Place restrictions! Tips for organizing (or re-organizing) your neighborhood during this time of the COVID-19 pandemic are available in this guide.
Overview
The Oakland Community Preparedness & Response (OCP&R) program is an offering of the Oakland Firesafe Council, an Oakland, California non-profit dedicated to mobilizing communities to reduce the risks of disasters to people and property through outreach, programs, and projects.
The OCP&R program provides awareness, educational workshops, detailed Guides and support to help increase the overall community preparedness level and to improve disaster response capabilities for residents of Oakland.
OCP&R is intended to educate residents on emergency preparedness steps including:
- Creating and sustaining organized neighborhoods
- Understanding emergency alerts and notifications
- Developing evacuation plans
- Preparing for and responding to Public Safety Power Shutoffs
- Hardening homes against wildfire and earthquake threats
- Establishing Firewise USA certified neighborhoods for wildfire safety
- Recovering from a disaster
For any questions regarding the Oakland Community Preparedness & Response program, please fill out the form under Contact Us.
