Grant Awarded to Fund Alameda County Coordinator Postion

Berkeley Fire Department is excited to announce that we were selected by the California Fire Safe Council as a recipient of a 22 CAL FIRE Wildfire County Coordinator-Northern Grant Award. The objective of this grant project is to assist counties with wildfire mitigation outreach and coordination. The objective of the County Coordinator Grant is to educate, encourage, and develop county-wide collaboration and coordination among various wildfire mitigation groups operating within counties.

Funded counties will utilize funding to

1) Build a census of all wildfire mitigation groups in their county,

2) Analyze gaps in county-wide wildfire resiliency and emergency preparedness and develop recommendations to fill those gaps, and

3) Develop mechanisms to improve outreach and coordination efforts.

The County Coordinator will represent all of Alameda County.

For more information, please visit our website for periodic updates. Contact Shanalee Gallagher via email at sgallagher@berkeleyca.gov for information on hiring for this position.

The position will open for recruitment in July 2024.