{"action_steps":["Clear dry underbrush and dead, dying, or diseased vegetation from your property.","Create and maintain defensible space around structures.","Use fire-resistant roofing, building materials, and plantings where possible.","Learn alternative evacuation routes before fire season.","Join or support Firewise-style neighborhood efforts if you live in a higher-risk area."],"at_risk_groups":["People living in East Oakland Hills, North Oakland Hills, Glenview/Redwood Heights, and nearby exposed areas.","Low-income households, renters, and unhoused residents who may have less capacity to prepare or relocate.","Children, pregnant people, older adults, and people with respiratory or cardiovascular vulnerability because of smoke.","Emergency responders and people in Equity Priority Communities within the 3-mile wildfire buffer."],"base_priority_score":9,"historical_examples":["1991 Tunnel Fire / Oakland Hills Fire: 1,520 acres burned, more than 3,200 structures destroyed, and 25 confirmed deaths.","October 22, 2024 Keller Fire near Edwards Avenue and Mountain Boulevard: 15 acres burned."],"key_stats":["Official Priority Risk Index (PRI): 4.8, ranked High.","Population exposed in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone: 61,417 people (13.9% of the city population).","Buildings exposed in the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone: 23,336 (22.11% of city buildings).","Community lifelines in the Fire Hazard Severity Zone: 205.","Total exposed value in the Fire Hazard Severity Zone: $19,255,494,290.","Residential buildings built before 1978: 80,015; the plan says these may carry greater ember-related vulnerability."],"locations":["East Oakland Hills.","North Oakland Hills.","Glenview/Redwood Heights.","North Oakland/Adams Point.","Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone and the 3-mile wildfire buffer area."],"name":"Wildfire","personalization_notes":[],"personalized_what_this_means_for_you":"If you live in or near the hills, the risk is direct. If you live elsewhere, smoke, evacuations, traffic, and utility disruption can still affect you. Older homes may also be more vulnerable to ember-related ignition.","priority_reason":"Wildfire is one of the LHMP's highest-ranked hazards because of its history, concentrated exposure in the hills, and severe smoke and evacuation impacts. It scores just below earthquake because events are less frequent, but when they happen the consequences can be catastrophic.","priority_score":9,"real_world_impact":"Wildfire in Oakland is not only a hillside fire problem. Smoke, ember exposure, evacuations, and route closures can affect people far beyond the burn area.","risk_level":"High","slug":"wildfire","summary":"Wildfire is a major Oakland threat, especially in the hills and nearby buffer areas. Fire, smoke, ember spread, and evacuation problems can all threaten lives, homes, and infrastructure.","top_risks":["Fast-moving fire in the hills that can destroy homes and threaten lives.","Smoke exposure that harms respiratory and cardiovascular health across a wider area.","Evacuation route problems during red flag or active fire conditions.","Damage to utilities, water-related systems, and transportation routes.","Ember-driven spread that threatens structures beyond the main flame front."],"what_could_realistically_happen":"A red-flag day fire could spread quickly in the hills, force evacuations, stress road access, send smoke across the city, and damage homes, power, and communications.","what_this_means_for_you":"If you live in or near the hills, the risk is direct. If you live elsewhere, smoke, evacuations, traffic, and utility disruption can still affect you. Older homes may also be more vulnerable to ember-related ignition.","why_this_is_a_real_threat_in_oakland":"The 1991 Tunnel Fire remains one of the clearest examples of what can happen in Oakland. The LHMP also identifies large exposure in East Oakland Hills, North Oakland Hills, and Glenview/Redwood Heights."}