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SERVICES. RESOURCES. COMMUNITY.
News from the City of Berkeley
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Fireworks are illegal citywide and pose increased fire risk. Grizzly Peak Boulevard, Panoramic Way, and Prospect Street will close to non-residents.
Help keep Berkeley safe this holiday by not using fireworks within the city, especially in the hills.
Fireworks are illegal in Berkeley and many of its surrounding communities. They can cause severe injuries and start fires—posing threats of fires and health risks especially in the hills where dry grass and vegetation is abundant providing fuel for fires to spread quickly.
To help better protect the hills, certain streets will be closed on July 4th with access limited mostly to residents during the hours specified below:
- Grizzly Peak Boulevard, from Centennial Drive to Skyline Boulevard (24-hour closure starting at 5 a.m.)
- Panoramic Way (Closed from 2 p.m. until midnight)
- Prospect Street (Closed from 2 p.m. until midnight)
Celebrate the Fourth as best suits your household while also helping to keep Berkeley safe for everyone.
Grizzly Peak closure also affects public access to Lawrence Hall of Science, UC Botanical
To lower fire risk and allow quick emergency vehicle access, the closed portion of Grizzly Peak Boulevard will be open only to the following:
- residents on car, bike, or foot
- ride-share vehicles
- delivery vehicles
City personnel will not allow traffic past these points unless people can show they live on Grizzly Peak Boulevard or in the immediate area. Traffic posts will be in place to prevent through traffic at:
- Centennial Drive between Stadium Rim Way and Grizzly Peak Boulevard
- residents on car, bike, or foot
- Lomas Cantadas and Grizzly Peak Boulevard
- South Park and Grizzly Peak Boulevard
- Claremont Avenue, Fish Ranch Road and Grizzly Peak Boulevard
- Skyline Boulevard and Grizzly Peak Boulevard
No stopping will be allowed along Grizzly Peak, where all turnouts will be closed. The Lawrence Hall of Science and UC Botanical Gardens will also be closed.
All closures are coordinated in partnership with UC Berkeley, the City of Oakland, the East Bay Regional Park District, and Alameda County.
Fireworks are illegal throughout Berkeley
Fireworks—including those marketed as "safe and sane"—are not allowed in Berkeley. Nor are they allowed in East Bay Regional Parks including Tilden Regional Park and McLaughlin Eastshore State Park.
You may be liable for fires, injuries, and property damage caused by your fireworks. If you have or find fireworks, give them to personnel at any Berkeley Fire Station for safe disposal.
If you see fireworks being discharged, please report them to Berkeley Police non-emergency dispatch at (510) 981-5900.
Celebrate safely—for yourself and our community.
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Prepare for wildfire season by using a free City of Berkeley program that will take away shrubs, limbs, bushes, and other "hard" vegetation you gather from your property.
Berkeleyans can sign up online for this service, known as our "Berkeley Chipping Program," which allows residents to schedule the week the City will pick up vegetation debris.
In addition, those in certain higher-risk areas of the Berkeley Hills that pay a fire district surcharge can request a vegetation debris bin, which can help move even larger amounts—and an even greater variety—of cleared vegetation from their property.
Read more at berkeleyca.gov.
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Berkeley has a real-time map that officials use during emergencies to share updates for specific zones. Know how to search and find locations you care about, like your home, work or kids' schools in an emergency.
Bookmark https://bit.ly/berk-emergency-map on your computer and phone. During emergencies, first responders will use this website to post evacuation warnings and orders, and other emergency information in real-time.
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The City's Office of Emergency Services has created a video series to help community members understand the growing wildfire threat facing Berkeley and what you can do to take control before a fire starts.
These videos walk you through making a fire weather plan for your household, explain how weather conditions relate to fire risk, and highlight the behind-the-scenes work the Berkeley Fire Department is doing to prepare our community for the 2021 wildfire season and beyond. See the playlist on YouTube.
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