Lake Drive

Date: Sunday, May 22, 2022

Time: 9:00-11:00am

Approx Attendees: 40+

Party Type: Breakfast Coffee & Pastry Potluck / Outdoor, Front Yard

CERT Area: 1

ZONEHAVEN ZONE: ECK-E008

Neighborhood Preparedness Initiatives:

A list is managed and kept with resident names and contact information by a neighbor. Community members add and update their contact information annually.
Wildcat Watch is the name of a group of neighborhood volunteers whose goal is provide early detection of a wildfire in Wildcat Canyon during the most risky periods (red flag warning, nighttime, strong north-to-east winds) by monitoring the ALERT Wildfire cameras in the region using neighborhood volunteers.
A community-based voice messaging system called Phonevite is being established.

Kensington Fire Protection District Presentation:

Kensington Wildfire Preparedness Workbook Distributed
CWS Registration
CWS Contact Card Downloaded to Mobile Devices
Nixle Notification Subscription
Kensington Fire Protection District Red Flag Email Notification Subscription

Topics and Concerns Discussed:

Red Flag Warning & Parking Changes
Vegetation Removal
Home Hardening
Evacuation Preparedness
Undergrounding PG&E Lines
Home Insurance Cancellations
Grant funds for vegetation reduction
Wildfire Watch Cameras
Pursuing Firewise Community Recognition

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.

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