Office of Emergency Services

Alameda County Health Officer Nicholas Moss lifted the county's indoor mask mandate in a health officer order effective Saturday, citing declining COVID-19 cases.

The Office of Emergency Services, or OES, in Alameda County launched a Zonehaven “Know Your Zone” campaign Tuesday to prepare residents for future emergencies in their neighborhoods.

UC Berkeley and city of Berkeley officials are working to draft wildfire evacuation plans in response to the wildfires in the Bay Area.

The city of Berkeley is developing an evacuation plan, which will include a component that specifically addresses wildfire evacuations.

Berkeley City Council heard updates on the city’s resilience strategy at a special meeting Tuesday, after more than a year of community input and expert analysis that sought to determine an appropriate response to a variety of interconnected challenges.

Interim City Manager Dee Williams-Ridley has filled her own shoes by appointing Berkeley Fire Chief Gil Dong to the role of interim deputy city manager, which Dong began Saturday.

The Berkeley City Council will vote to add two new city positions to train community leaders for disaster situations, gather disaster preparation materials and start free emergency training classes at their meeting Tuesday night.