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	Knowledge King - Oakland Hills firestorm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Oakland Hills firestorm occurred on Sunday October 20, 1991.
		The fire is often referred to as the East Bay hills fire, since it struck the hills in both Oakland and Berkeley, California.
		Among the contributing factors that lead to the firestorm were foehn winds (regionally called Diablo winds), which are hot dry winds that blow off shore (over land and then out to sea).
	www.knowledgeking.net /encyclopedia/o/oa/oakland_hills_firestorm.html (120 words)

	Encyclopedia: Oakland, CA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Oakland is home of the Port of Oakland, one of three major shipping ports on the US West coast.
		Oakland is the county seat of Alameda County.
		The Cypress structure, a double decker portion of freeway that collapsed during the earthquake was in Oakland, and the portion of the San Francisco Bay Bridge that fell down was on the Oakland side of the span.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Oakland,-CA (1560 words)

	Oakland Hills firestorm -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The fire is often referred to as the East Bay Hills fire, since it struck the hills in both (A city in western California on San Francisco Bay opposite San Francisco; primarily and industrial urban center) Oakland and (Click link for more info and facts about Berkeley, California) Berkeley, California.
		The Oakland Hills Firestorm was one of several fire disasters that have occurred with regularity in the (Click link for more info and facts about San Francisco Bay Area) San Francisco Bay Area.
		A succession of hill fires burned smaller areas of the Oakland hills in the 1970s and 1980s as construction of homes continued in the area, creating a densely populated residential area on steep hillsides at the edge of an extensive open space parkland ((Click link for more info and facts about Tilden Park) Tilden Park).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/o/oa/oakland_hills_firestorm.htm (272 words)

	Oakland Hills firestorm (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The fire is often referred to as the East Bay hills fire, since it struck the hillsin both Oakland and Berkeley, California.
		The Oakland Hills Firestorm was one of several fire disasters that have occurred with regularity in the San Francisco Bayarea.
		A succession of hill fires burned smaller areas of the Oakland hills inthe 1970s and 1980s as construction of homes continued in the area, creating a densely populated residential area on steephillsides at the edge of an extensive open space parkland (Tilden Park).
	www.therfcc.org /oakland-hills-firestorm-36134.html (215 words)

	Oakland City California Map Lodging Vacation Information
		City of Oakland - CA Oakland, founded in 1852, is a city on the east side (aka East Bay) of San Francisco Bay in Northern California in the United States.
		To its south is the city of San Leandro, and to the east Oakland is bounded by five of the East Bay Regional Parks.
		Oakland is home of the Port of Oakland, which is one of three major shipping ports on the US West coast.
	www.californiabrazil.com /city-of-oakland-california.html (1451 words)

	1991 Oakland-Berkeley Firestorm Timeline
		In a similar study, Keeley states that large fires are not dependent upon old age classes of fuels, but that the expansion of the urban-wild interface is the key factor for wildland fire destruction (Keeley 1999).
		The Oakland-Berkeley Hills firestorm was the result of a flare up from a previously controlled fire which had started the Saturday prior.
		Firestorms can create their own weather when the heat and motion of a fire builds up.
	www.csulb.edu /~djeffrey/hazards/physical_dynamics.html (2170 words)

	Conflagration Overview
		The Oakland fire department is divided into three battalions commanded by an assistant chief and two battalion chiefs.
		Oakland firefighters were assisting with evacuation efforts as they were forced to retreat from the advancing inferno.
		The Oakland fire department is currently addressing a number of the problem areas identified with suppression activities, as well as those conditions which permitted the fire to develop in the first place.
	www.sfmuseum.org /oakfire/overview.html (1093 words)

	Oakland City Council - At Large
		The North Hills is at the edge of Oakland and we are not near other fire stations.
		I have promised Oakland's firefighters that I will work with them to bring to the voters in November a proposal to mandate that the City restore our fire department to the staffing level it had in January 2003.
		If the concern of the north hill residents is that new homes are too large, then the city should adopt a reasonable FAR standard to limit the floor area of new homes.
	www.nhphoenix.org /more/News2004/Election2004/OaklandCityCouncil.html (927 words)

	The Oakland Hills firestorm
		Firestorm - an atmospherical phenomenon, caused by a large fire in which the rising column of air above the fire draws in strong winds often accompanied by rains
		Hospitals in Berkeley and Oakland are on red alert with teams of doctors on standby to treat the injured.
		Traffic jams in Oakland and Berkeley hampered evacuation efforts, and the fire has caused power outages and transformers at power stations to explode.
	www.personal.psu.edu /users/p/b/pbw104/firestorm.html (392 words)

	Oakland creates center to speed recovery
		The 1991 Oakland Hills, Calif., firestorm caused $1.5 billion in property loss, affecting the lives of thousands of residents and posing a serious threat to the future vitality of the community.
		Oakland city officials were faced with the ominous task of rebuilding while resuming and maintaining normal city services and operations.
		The center was cited as contributing factor in Oakland's designation as one of the 10 All-America Cities for 1993 by the National Civil League.
	advertisers.americancityandcounty.com /ar/government_oakland_creates_center/index.htm (474 words)

	Disaster and Recovery: A Decade After The Oakland Hills Fire
		Ten years after the devastating Oakland hills fire, the hills have sprung back, renewed.
		The Oakland History Room of the Oakland Public Library commemorates the firestorm and the community's recovery with a new exhibit, "Disaster and Recovery: A Decade after the Oakland Hills Fire." The exhibit will feature photographs of the fire and its aftermath, and artifacts from the period of rebuilding.
		This exhibit is being mounted in conjunction with the City of Oakland's commemorations of the Fire Anniversary and the California 2001 Wildfire Conference.
	www.oaklandlibrary.org /Seasonal/Sections/ohrshowfire.html (95 words)

	The October Firestorm in the Oakland-Berkeley Hills (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		A part of the attraction of such locations is the view of the surrounding hills and valleys and of the trees found in such areas.
		As the firestorm builds in intensity, it blows burning embers high into the sky to be blown further downwind, igniting more trees, brush and homes.
		At this stage of the firestorm, the fire will be moving downwind faster than most people can run, making it impossible for firefighters and equipment to move into the center of the firestorm.
	www.donpearman.com /article/30-1.html (1654 words)

	Today (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The area now has a Firestorm Memorial Garden at the intersection of Tunnel Road and Hiller Drive, and a community newspaper The Phoenix Journal, has risen out of the ashes to keep community residents informed of activities in the area.
		Oakland is negotiating with the Federal Emergency Management Agency for a $1 million grant to widen Charing Cross and Drury Roads.
		Oakland officials are considering using $300,000 from a bond issue to put adapters on all 6,500 hydrants in the city.
	www.firewise.org /pubs/theOaklandBerkeleyHillsFire/today.html (347 words)

	Oakland Hills Forest Fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		Relative humidity in the Oakland and Berkeley Hills on the day of the fire was 16 percent, while the temperature was 92oF.
		The wind in the Oakland Hills was blowing at 17 miles per hour, with gusts to 25 miles per hour.
		The wildfire in the Oakland and Berkeley Hills in October 1991 was the worst in California's history.
	acad.bryant.edu /~dlm1/sc261/cases/oaklandforestfire.htm (1714 words)

	Plath & Co General Contractors
		OAKLAND, CA (October 20, 1999)The motto on the shield by the door of the newly reconstructed Allen House, perched high in the Oakland Hills overlooking San Francisco Bay, says Manu Forte.
		Allen was honored in a ceremony celebrating the home’s reconstruction on October 20, 1999, the eighth anniversary of the Oakland fire.
		Allen for her strength of character, her desire to be a part of the American Dream, and for a commitment to her vision that brought the house back to life after the fire,” Mayor Brown said.
	www.plathco.com /press1999-3.html (1457 words)

	UC Berkeley - News - Renewing Foundations of Excellence
		The 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm burned areas of vegetation similar to that found on university properties in the hills east of campus.
		One of the most important lessons learned from the firestorm was that urban areas are highly vulnerable to the spread of spot fires originating in unmanaged neighboring wild land vegetation.
		The project focuses on the Panoramic Hill area, at the interface between residents and university-managed wild lands.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/extras/renew/2000/fall_fires.html (445 words)

	07.28.2003 - Students patrol hills above campus, check for fire dangers and other hazards
		The Hill Patrol, part of UC Berkeley's Community Service Officer (CSO) program, recently was spared the budget axe by the University of California Police Department on campus.
		This summer's unit of three females and seven males alternate their work in the hills with other CSO duties, including the campus's night escort service to nearby residences, public transportation or parking lots, and patrolling the campus to help prevent crime.
		The crew and the Hill Patrol are aided by a herd of goats.
	www.berkeley.edu /news/media/releases/2003/07/28_patrol.shtml (1096 words)

	EMERGENCY RESPONSE/Center prepared for multiple disasters
		The city felt the effects of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake and was damaged significantly in the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm.
		Completed last year, the Oakland Emergency Operations Center, located near the city's government buildings downtown, serves as a disaster management site as well as a year-round fire and medical dispatch center and a regional training center.
		Oakland tests the EOC regularly to ensure that all systems are functional.
	apwa.americancityandcounty.com /ar/government_emergency_responsecenter_prepared/index.htm (478 words)

	firestorm
		Fire storms are thought to have been part of the mechanism of large urban fires such as the Great Chicago Fire, Great Fire of Rome, and the Great Fire of London.
		Firestorms were also created by the firebombing raids of World War II in Hamburg, Dresden, Tokyo and other cities.
		Firestorm is also the DC Comics title about "Firestorm the Nuclear Man".
	www.fact-library.com /firestorm.html (317 words)

	Up From the Embers: A Disaster Survivor's Story // National Center for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Oakland Firestorm was the largest urban fire that the United States has ever witnessed.
		The Oakland Firestorm survivors to a large degree represented the pinnacle of modern sexual definition.
		Susanna presents her unique perspective employing a research technique known as "participant observation" in which the observer "enters into the culture and comments from the inside." Susanna received her doctorate from University of California at Berkeley and is a former faculty member at University of San Francisco.
	www.ncptsd.va.gov /treatment/cq/v4/n2/hoffman.html (1896 words)

	ergateway -
		Located near the start of the 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm, one of the nation’s largest fire disasters, The Gateway Emergency Preparedness Exhibit Center & Garden offers visitors practical information about how to prepare their neighborhoods for disasters.
		The outdoor pavilion offers visitors a panoramic view of Oakland, Berkeley, the San Francisco Bay and San Francisco while encouraging them to work with their neighbors to prevent future disasters from occurring.
		Development of The Gateway Exhibit Center & Garden was spearheaded in 1993 by the North Hills Landscape Committee, a group of local residents who lost their homes in the 1991 Oakland Hills Firestorm and work to prevent future disasters by creating and maintaining landscaped parks in the area and at local schools.
	www.ergateway.org /site/ergateway (228 words)

	North Hills Phoenix - Related Sites
		Oakland Heritage Alliance is a non-profit membership organization which advocates for the protection, preservation, and revitalization of Oakland.
		The Sequoyah Hills Homeowners Association, representing nearly 270 homes in the Oakland hills, has just launched its own community web site, This homeowners association represents the area in the Hills south of Merritt College.
		Montclair Safety and Improvement Council (MSIC) is a volunteer community advisory group to the City of Oakland, whose purpose is to improve the quality of life in the greater Montclair area by promoting a variety of safety and lifestyle enhancements to the area.
	www.nhphoenix.org /related.html (517 words)

	Citizens of Oakland Respond to Emergencies (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		In 1989, the City of Oakland was rocked by the Loma Prieta earthquake.
		Even though the epicenter was 60 miles away, the quake caused significant damage in Oakland and quickly strained the resources of local police, firefighters and paramedics.
		The devastation and trauma of the Oakland Berkeley Hills Firestorm of 1991 underscored the need for CORE to expand its curriculum to include fire prevention and suppression.
	www.oaklandnet.com /fire/core/history.html (139 words)

	Ten Years Later, Residents Reflect On the Oakland Hills Firestorm - The Daily Californian
		Karen McClung was playing soccer in Castro Valley the day a firestorm swept through the Berkeley and Oakland hills and destroyed her home.
		By the end of the day, all she owned was the soccer uniform on her back and the few photo albums her daughter managed to grab before fleeing the house.
		Ten years ago Saturday, a firestorm swept through the Berkeley and Oakland hills, sparked by a leftover ember from a small fire that had burned out.
	www.dailycal.org /article.php?id=6724 (855 words)

	Firestorm de las colinas de Oakland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		El firestorm de las colinas de Oakland ocurrió el domingo de octubre el 20 de 1991.
		Entre los factores que contribuían que conducen al firestorm estaban los vientos del foehn (regionalmente llamados los vientos de Diablo), que son los vientos secos calientes que descargan la orilla (tierra del excedente y entonces hacia fuera al mar).
		Las colinas Firestorm de Oakland eran uno de varios desastres del fuego que han ocurrido con regularidad en el área de la bahía de San Francisco.
	www.yotor.net /wiki/es/fi/Firestorm%20de%20las%20colinas%20de%20Oakland.htm (220 words)

	Michael Stephens Probate Real Estate Specialist Oakland Berkeley Albany Piedmont
		Firestorm Community Mural Project: The first stop, no matter which way you choose to walk, should be the tile mural display at the BART station.
		Called the Firestorm Community Mural Project, this collection of more than 2,000 tiles "pays tribute to the human spirit and its capacity to overcome tragedy and loss" of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm.
		Dedicated to the survivors of the disaster, the tiles offer homage to lost pets as well as respect to the firefighters who risked their lives to save residents and homes.
	www.michaelstephens.net /eb_rockridge.html (1530 words)

	Ocala.com \| Star-Banner \| Ocala, Fla. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The Oakland and Berkeley hills of California burned on Oct. 20, 1991, and firefighters could do little to stop the fast-moving firestorm.
		The Oakland Hills Fire spread over 1,600 acres and caused an estimated $1.5 billion in damage.
		Some buyers in the Oakland and Berkeley hills real estate market are local people who are looking for a step up, she said, and the area also has some out-of-town buyers, including corporate transferees.
	www.ocala.com /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051008/NEWS/210080317/1022/yourlife (1357 words)

	Lucas Pereira's Pictures - fire (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-19)
		The firestorm engulfed 1500 acres, destroyed over 2800 houses, and killed 25 people.
		Most of the flames are obscured by the smoke, but you can see several houses burning on top of the left hill, and a glimpse of the flames on the right side, beyond the seam.
		I watched from the window of my dorm as the fire advanced down the hill, burning one house after another.
	graphics.stanford.edu /~lucasp/pictures/fire/fire.html (328 words)

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