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Get the iPhone App Get the Android App Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space Program | City of Hayward - Official website Skip to main content Search modal button Mobile Menu button Police Fire Airport Library Make a Payment Access Hayward Translate Search Fire About HFD Fire Chief's Message Fairview Fire Protection District Fire Department News Fire Department Events Fire Department Special Projects Stations Fire Station 6 & Regional Fire Training Center Fire Station District Map Firehouse Clinic Request a Station Tour Office of the Fire Marshal Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs) and Fire-Hazard Severity Maps Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space Defensible Space Projects No-Cost Residential Chipping Program Annual Vegetation Survey Inspections Fire Safety Inspections Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness General Preparedness Information AC Alert Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Earthquake Preparedness Information Fire Preparedness Information Power Outage Alerts Winter weather preparedness Extreme Heat Preparedness Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) Contact Us Home Fire Department Office of the Fire Mashal Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space Program Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space Program Defensible space is a buffer zone between your home and surrounding vegetation that reduces wildfire risk. This space slows fire spread and provides safer conditions for firefighters. Maintaining defensible space is especially critical in the high-risk wildfire zones of the Hayward Hills and Fairview area. Image Understanding Defensible Space Zones Defensible space is divided into three zones, each with specific vegetation management requirements: Zone 0: Ember-Resistant Zone (0–5 feet) Image Critical for preventing ember intrusion. The first 5 feet around your home are the most important. Keep this area clear of anything that can burn—mulch, dead plants, firewood, furniture. Most homes are lost to wind-blown embers, not flames. A clean buffer here can stop fire before it starts. Use noncombustible materials (gravel, stone, concrete). Remove all dead vegetation and debris. Keep roofs and gutters clean. Eliminate combustible items (e.g., outdoor furniture, firewood). Maintain clearance around chimneys and vents. Zone 1: Lean, Clean, and Green (5–30 feet) Image Reduce vegetation, remove dead material, and keep plants green and healthy. Space out trees and shrubs so flames can’t spread easily. This defensible zone protects your home and gives fire crews room to work. Remove dead plants, leaves, and pine needles. Trim tree branches 10 feet from structures and chimneys. Prune shrubs and clear vegetation under decks. Ensure space between flammable items (e.g., furniture, wood piles). Relocate firewood to Zone 2. Zone 2: Reduced Fuel Zone (30–100 feet or to property line) Image Minimize fuel buildup and manage vegetation continuity. Cut grasses low, thin trees, and remove dry brush and debris. The goal is to reduce fire intensity before it gets close. Well-managed space here slows fire and supports firefighter efforts. Cut grass to 4 inches or less. Space trees and shrubs both horizontally and vertically. Remove fallen branches and leaves (max 3 inches depth). Maintain defensible space around outbuildings and LPG tanks. Home Hardening Measures Retrofitting your home can significantly increase fire resistance: Install ember-resistant vents and nonflammable screens on chimneys. Replace wood-shingle roofs with Class A roofing materials (e.g., asphalt, metal, tile). Use dual-paned tempered glass for windows. Avoid combustible siding; consider stucco or fiber cement. Construct decks and fences using ignition-resistant materials. Apply weather stripping to garage doors. Keep driveways and access roads clear of vegetation (10 ft clearance on both sides). Display address numbers clearly from the street. CAL FIRE: Home Hardening Demonstration Burn w/ IBHS Ember Storm Lab Test Safe Equipment Use in Fire-Prone Areas Improper tool use can ignite wildfires. Follow these safety protocols: Mow before 10 a.m.—never on hot or windy days. Use string trimmers instead of metal-blade mowers. Maintain spark arresters on gasoline-powered equipment. Keep tools clean and in working order. Use proper fuel and avoid overfilling. Fire-Safe Landscaping Guidelines Vertical Spacing ("Ladder Fuels") Image Avoid fuel ladders that allow flames to climb: Trim tree branches to maintain 6 feet clearance from ground. Multiply shrub height by 3 for vertical spacing between shrubs and lower tree limbs. Horizontal Spacing by Slope Image Slope % Shrub Spacing Tree Spacing 0-20% (flat) 2x shrub height 10 feet 20-40% (moderate) 4x shrub height 20 feet >40% (steep) 6x shrub height 30 feet Fire-Resistant Landscaping Tips Choose low-sap, high-moisture plants. Install noncombustible features (patios, rock walls). Avoid clearing vegetation to bare soil near waterways to prevent erosion. Recommended plants:  Groundcover: Ice plant, aloe Shrubs: Sumac, bush honeysuckle Trees: Maple, cherry, poplar (avoid pines and firs) Educational Resources & Workshops The Hayward Fire Department offers ongoing community education: 2021 Workshop Series: Creating Defensible Space – Presentation | Meeting Recording Wildlife Habitat Preservation – Presentation | Meeting Recording Evacuation Planning: Presentation | Meeting Recording Hayward’s Defensible Space Project For more information, contact: [email protected] (510) 583-4930 Additional Resources City of Hayward Codes and Regulations City of Hayward Fire Prevention Code City of Hayward Community Preservation and Improvement Code City of Hayward Vegetation, Rubbish and Litter Abatement Code Preventative Measures for the Hayward Hills CalFire Wildfire Preparedness Resources Cal Fire’s Ready for Wildfire Program Cal Fire Ready Set Go Brochure Defensible Space Informational Brochure Ready for Wildfire Self-Assessment Fire Resistant Plants Home Hardening Homeowners Fire Safety Checklist Other Resources Planning, Preparedness, and Prevention | Cal OES Diablo Firesafe Council Image The City of Hayward is at your service! 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Use Access Hayward to make sure your question Fire Department Special Projects | City of Hayward - Official website Skip to main content Search modal button Mobile Menu button Police Fire Airport Library Make a Payment Access Hayward Translate Search Fire About HFD Fire Chief's Message Fairview Fire Protection District Fire Department News Fire Department Events Fire Department Special Projects Stations Fire Station 6 & Regional Fire Training Center Fire Station District Map Firehouse Clinic Request a Station Tour Office of the Fire Marshal Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs) and Fire-Hazard Severity Maps Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space No-Cost Residential Chipping Program Annual Vegetation Survey Inspections Fire Safety Inspections Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness General Preparedness Information AC Alert Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Earthquake Preparedness Information Fire Preparedness Information Power Outage Alerts Winter weather preparedness Extreme Heat Preparedness Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) Contact Us Home Your Government Special Projects & Studies Fire Department Special Projects Fire Department Special Projects Your fire department is fully engaged in providing the highest level of fire protection and emergency services today, while working relentlessly to innovate new ways to better serve the community in the future. Image Questions about the projects below? Contact the Fire Administration Office : (510) 583-4930 or  [email protected] See what special projects we have been working on below :   Community Risk Assessment Summary : The Hayward Fire Department is conducting a risk assessment to review the number and placement of resources and deployment. As our community grows and changes, this exercise is critical for the fire service to understand how call volume and incident type change and how we adjusted service delivery accordingly. Fire Station 6 & Training Center Image Department: Public Works - Engineering  Summary:  Thanks to the voter backed Measure C we will be able to build a new Fire Station No. 6 and expand our training center. Chabot-Las Positas Community College District will be partnering with us on the project. Staff Contact: Yama Farouqi , Project Manager Fire Station 6 & Fire Training Center Webpage “Know Your Zone” Emergency Preparation Drive Summary : The Hayward Fire Department has called on all Hayward residents to take two important emergency preparation steps by going online to a new fire service-supported website called  Zonehaven AWARE  to familiarize themselves with new evacuation zones and signup to receive  AC Alert  emergency notifications. The Zonehaven Aware website at  https://community.zonehaven.com  is being built out across the Bay Area and State of California to establish a shared map with integrated databases that can be relied upon by residents and first responders for communicating and learning about approaching fire and other emergency conditions, and managing evacuations and safe post-disaster return to residences. Through the combined Zonehaven and AC Alert technology—and public participation—the Hayward Fire Department and other Alameda County fire service and first-responder agencies envision being able to target emergency communication and the movement of people more effectively and efficiently during wildfires, earthquakes and other types of natural and human-caused emergencies and disasters. In Hayward and the Fairview Fire Protection District, residents without online internet access to the  Zonehaven AWARE  and  AC Alert  websites, with questions or otherwise in need of assistance, can call Hayward Fire Department administration at (510) 583-4930 or email [email protected] . Resiliency Plan Summary :  The Disaster Mitigation Act of 2000 calls for localities to produce and adopt Local Hazard Mitigation Plans (LHMP) to receive hazard mitigation grants and fully federally funded post-disaster Public Assistance. This 2021 document is the required five-year update of the original Hayward LHMP, now called the Hayward Local Resilience Plan (LRP). The LRP serves as a guiding document for the City’s hazard mitigation activities including but not limited to organizational preparedness, housing retrofits, and public programs. It was also developed in alignment with the City Council’s “Safe” priority and will be adopted as part of the Hazards Element of the Hayward 2040 General Plan . Please read more about our newly adopted Hayward Local Resilience Plan by following this link. Review the Local Resilience Plan  Standards of Cover Summary : The Hayward Fire Department will use the risk assessment to review and further develop policies established for the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources. Strategic Plan Summary : HFD is conducting a community-driven strategic planning process to ensure the Department's goals and the community's expectations and needs are aligned. The community can access our survey via link/QR code and learn more about this at Hayward's City Hall to You meetings. The survey will be active until October 8, 2021. English Survey Spanish Survey Image The City of Hayward is at your service! Access Hayward is an online tool that connects you directly to the people, services, and resources that make our city great. Report Problems Graffiti, abandoned cars or public safety concerns: report these and other issues directly to us and we’ll get to work on them. Ask Questions You have questions, we have answers. Use Access Hayward to make sure your question is routed to the right person and handled properly by our team. Make a Suggestion We want to hear from you! This is a quick and easy way to make a suggestion, compliment a member of our staff or share an idea with us Download the Access Hayward app for your mobile phone. 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Get the iPhone App Get the Android App Policy | City of Hayward - Official website Skip to main content Search modal button Mobile Menu button Police Fire Airport Library Make a Payment Access Hayward Translate Search Main Mega Menu Discover Discover submenu Look Deeper Look Deeper People throughout the Bay Area and beyond are quickly discovering what makes Hayward such an exceptional place to live, work and play. Discover Hayward Overview --> Discover Hayward Overview Main menu Discover News Community Events Event Calendar Special Event Funding, Planning & Permitting KHRT Channel 15 For the Media Hayward History Maps Hayward Social Visit Hayward Residents Residents submenu Welcome Home Welcome Home From the peaks of the eastern hills to the city's pristine shoreline, 150,000 people call Hayward home and nearly 65,000 pursue their education in the Heart of the Bay. Find the resources you need here. 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When you visit our website, you're trying to get something done, like report graffiti, pay your water bill or find out how to get a building permit. We're working hard to make the services we provide accessible, understandable and easy to use. City services overview Main menu Permit Center e-Permits Portal Permits, Plans & Projects (A-Z) City Services Access Hayward Make a Payment Your Government Your Government submenu Working for You Working for You Our council-manager form of government combines the strong civic leadership of elected officials with the strong managerial experience of an appointed city manager. Beyond all else, we are a service organization, and we are here to serve you, the public. We're doing our part to drive Hayward forward. Your Government Overview Main menu How Your Local Government Works Visiting City Hall Departments & Divisions City Council Appointed Bodies Dissolved Appointed Bodies Council Standing Committees Meetings & Agendas Elections Codes/Regulations Documents/Reports Special Projects & Studies Working for Hayward Watch Meetings Online Your Environment Your Environment submenu Your Hayward Environment Your Hayward Environment We need everyone's involvement to protect and strengthen Hayward’s environment. This site is a one-stop shop for the resources you need to go green at home, at work, and in your community. Thank you for everything you do to keep Hayward great for future generations! 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Get the iPhone App Get the Android App Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) | City of Hayward - Official website Skip to main content Search modal button Mobile Menu button Police Fire Airport Library Make a Payment Access Hayward Translate Search Fire About HFD Fire Chief's Message Fairview Fire Protection District Fire Department News Fire Department Events Fire Department Special Projects Stations Fire Station 6 & Regional Fire Training Center Fire Station District Map Firehouse Clinic Request a Station Tour Office of the Fire Marshal Local Responsibility Areas (LRAs) and Fire-Hazard Severity Maps Hayward-Fairview Defensible Space No-Cost Residential Chipping Program Annual Vegetation Survey Inspections Fire Safety Inspections Hazardous Materials Disaster Preparedness General Preparedness Information AC Alert Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Earthquake Preparedness Information Fire Preparedness Information Power Outage Alerts Winter weather preparedness Extreme Heat Preparedness Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) Contact Us Home Fire Department Disaster Preparedness Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Using training learned in the classroom and during in-person exercises, Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) volunteers can assist others in their community following a disaster when professional responders are not immediately available to help. Image You can now take Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Courses online or in-person! Do you know what to do when disaster strikes before professional help arrives? Following a major disaster, first responders who provide fire and medical services will not be able to meet the demand for these services. Factors as number of victims, communication failures, and road blockages will prevent people from accessing emergency services they have come to expect at a moment's notice through 911. People will have to rely on each other for help in order to meet their immediate lifesaving and life sustaining needs until professional services arrive. About the course : CERT  members can assist others by applying the basic response and organizational skills that they learned during online and in-person training.  CERT  skills also apply to daily emergencies and include: Disaster Awareness and Preparedness Response Team Management Disaster Psychology Fire Suppression and Utilities Control Hazardous Materials Awareness Disaster Medical Operations Light Search and Rescue Terrorism Awareness Small Unit Leadership Participants in the course learn skills that will enable them to provide emergency assistance to their families and neighbors as well as organize a neighborhood team response in the event of a major disaster. There will be no charge for the course or materials. The only cost incurred may be in upgrading your disaster supply kit at home (food, water, tools etc.). The training course will involve instructions in light fire suppression, hazardous materials situations, first aid, light search and rescue techniques, and procedures in organizing CERTs to aid and assist in times of disaster. You do not need any special skills to participate, just the willingness to learn the skills necessary to survive a disaster. The in-person portion of the training program will involve some physical activity, such as using fire extinguishing equipment and rescue tools under the supervision of trained Fire Department personnel. In-person sessions are scheduled by the Hayward Fire Department and are from 6 - 9 p.m. Class size is limited to 60 participants. No walk-ins, pre-registration is required . You are required to attend all five (5) classes in order to receive your certification. Upcoming Sessions There are no sessions scheduled at this time. Who can participate The Hayward Fire Department hopes to fill these classes with individuals who are able to commit the time to complete all of the online or in-person classes and the in-person training exercise, who have a high interest in bettering their neighborhoods, and who have the potential to become leaders/organizers and share what they learn within their area of the city. You must be 18 years or older to sign up and a resident of the City of Hayward or the Fairview Fire Protection District/Five Canyons area. Questions? Contact: The Public Education Officer at (510) 583-4948 Image The City of Hayward is at your service! Access Hayward is an online tool that connects you directly to the people, services, and resources that make our city great. Report Problems Graffiti, abandoned cars or public safety concerns: report these and other issues directly to us and we’ll get to work on them. Ask Questions You have questions, we have answers. Use Access Hayward to make sure your question is routed to the right person and handled properly by our team. Make a Suggestion We want to hear from you! This is a quick and easy way to make a suggestion, compliment a member of our staff or share an idea with us Download the Access Hayward app for your mobile phone. Get the iPhone App Get the Android App Fire Disaster Preparedness General Preparedness Information AC Alert Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Neighborhood Emergency Response Team (NERT) Earthquake Preparedness Information Fire Preparedness Information Power Outage Alerts Winter weather preparedness Extreme Heat Preparedness Emergency Volunteer Center (EVC) Signing up for AC Alert is easy! Sign-up facebook twitter youtube (510) 583-4930 777 B St. 4th Floor, Hayward, CA 94541 Dispatch (Non-Emergency) (510) 293-7000 Disaster Preparedness AC Alert Access Hayward Email Updates Receive Hayward Fire Department Bulletins and Alerts Sign Up Now! 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