Apply to the Emergency Preparedness Committee

The Kensington Fire Protection District is accepting applications to its Emergency Preparedness Committee. This committee needs coordinators to assist with (1) recommendations for allocations of effort and funding of initiatives to make Kensington safer from potential civic emergencies, using a multi-hazard approach; (2) identifying opportunities for articulation with community members and other agencies to reduce risk and enhance evacuation procedures and public safety; (3) development of public education initiatives to accomplish the first two goals; (4) articulation with the KPPCSD as well as other Local, County, and State agencies previous goal. Examples of activities: developing FireSafe communities, promoting CERT training and emergency awareness, researching alert systems and working with neighboring agencies.

APPLICATIONS DUE BY 3/22/2024

Applications can be downloaded here:

20240131 Emergency Preparedness Committee Application.pdf

Board Policy on Committees:

Policy 1140 Committees of the Board of Directors (amended 5.8.2019).pdf

Members of the Committee are subject to the Conflict of Interest Policy:

Policy 1040 Conflict of Interest (Amended 2020).pdf

Email completed application to fire@kensingtonfire.org. Applications are being considered on a rolling basis.

Website Accessibility Policy

Kensington Fire Protection District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Kensington Fire Protection District has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.

If you need any special assistance or accommodations:

Call us at (510) 527-8395

Ongoing Compliance Information

Compliance Officer

Kensington Fire Protection District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations. The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.

Compliance Procedures and Reports

In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards, Kensington Fire Protection District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.

Linked Documents and Third Parties

Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties, we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.

See an opportunity for us to improve? Please contact our accessibility officer or call us at (510) 527-8395.

Report a Website Accessibility Issue

We are committed to your ability to access all content, and we will respond to all requests as soon as possible.

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