Fire

A man and woman are piling brush in a cart. In this black and white photo, a pile of brush in a cart is on the left, with a man's hands in it, his face turned to the right .He is masked, with a black T-shirt, glasses and cap. To his right is a woman, her face downward as she works in a black jacket and baseball cap.

‘Without volunteers, this park would burn down’: Groups work to reduce fire risk in Oakland.

Dale Risden always worries when he sees the densely packed trees growing on the hills in Oakland’s Joaquin Miller Park, which spans 500 acres within the Very High Fire Hazard Severity Zone designated by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. Risden is the chair of Friends of Joaquin Miller Park, a community group of volunteers. Members work each weekend to clear fire hazards by hand, but Risden says it’s not enough. Volunteer organizations like Friends of Joaquin Miller…

By on October 26, 2023