Founding Mission:Recognizing that wildfire does not respect jurisdictional boundaries, the East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governments (EBWC) is a regional consortium of elected officials representing cities, counties and fire districts committed to safeguarding our communities and natural landscapes in the East Bay Hills of the San Francisco Bay Area.We support proactive, science-based, ecologically sound and data-driven approaches to resiliency. Through preparedness, community engagement, education, and collaboration, we support mitigating the increasing threat of cata-strophic wildfires due to the climate crisis.
Focus: Home HardeningEducation: Create community engagement program to inform property owners, and decision-makers, about the value of home hardening and defensible space including “zone zero” Legislation: Support adoption of state, county and local ordinances to promote consistent region-wide risk reduction measures in wildfire hazard zones Funding: Promote and support a regional assistance program for qualified homeowners to help establish ember-resistant zones within five feet of structures, or “zone zero” Focus: Vegetation ManagementFunding: Promote implementation of best practices for various vegetative types, raise funds for situational analyses, plans for a CEQA-compliant, ecologically-sound, region-wide vegetation management planProject management: Apply for grants, distribute funding and support activities East Bay Wildfire Coalition of Governments (EBWC)Interest Areas:
Strengthen building and fire codes and adherence
Support science-driven regional vegetation management priorities Support evacuation & response programs
Advocate for local, county and state legislation
Jurisdiction RepresentativeAlameda County Supervisor Nikki Fortunato-Bas Fire Chief William McDonaldContra Costa County Supervisor John Gioia (Chair) Fire Chief Lewis Broschard Berkeley Councilmember Shoshana O'Keefe Fire Chief David Sprague El Cerrito Councilmember Lisa Motoyama Fire Chief Eric SaylorsHercules Councilmember Alex Walker-GriffinOakland Councilmember Janani Ramachandran (Vice Chair) Fire Chief Damon Covington Pinole Mayor Maureen TomsRichmond Councilmember Soheila Bana Fire Chief Aaron Osorio Rodeo-Hercules FPD Vice Chair Marie Bowman Fire Chief Rebecca Ramirez Regional Advisors: UC Berkeley, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, East Bay Municipal Utility District, East Bay Regional Parks District, Diablo Firesafe Council, East Bay Firesafe Alliance Secure new funding for regional priorities
Members (Spring 2025)