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Oakland hills firestorm

The Oakland Hills firestorm of 1991 is credited with burning over 3300 homes and over 1520 acres. 25 people lost their lives and the financial impact exceeded $1.5 billion.

We have just passed the 20 year anniversary from that disaster and many ongoing efforts have been and are being made to ensure that a disaster like the Oakland Hills [1] firestorm never happens again. While municipal efforts help decrease risks, there is no better way to protect your home and family than taking the personal initiative to fire-safe your home and property. Here is a simple fire safety checklist [2] supplied by the Firesafe Council that will help you do just that.

 firestorm-map

While many people lost everything they owned the area has bounced back incredibly well. The newer construction is an architectural smorgasbord and the area now offers some of the best views of San Francisco, the Golden Gate Bridge and the entire SF Bay. I actually live in Upper Rockridge [3] and my home escaped the worst of the fire. While my fence and a few areas of my roof/eve burned the large oak tree that covers a large portion of my property acted as an umbrella for the falling embers. Fortunately we had a comp shingle roof.  Many of my neighbors were not so lucky.

Brian Santilena sells real estate in Oakland [1]Piedmont [4]Berkeley [5], CA – Department of real estate 01244612. Brian Santilena [6]is one of the top real estate agents in the Oakland – Piedmont – Berkeley markets. He is a member of the Oakland Board of Realtors, the California Association of Realtors and the National Board of Realtors. Brian practices real estate in Oakland – Piedmont and Berkeley CA since 1998. He aggressively helps home buyers and home sellers who are looking to buy or sell real estate [7] and Oakland homes, Piedmont homes and Berkley homes. See what some of his home selling and home buying clients have to say about working with Brian. He is with Pacific Union Real Estate [8]at 1900 Mountain Blvd. Oakland CA 94611 [9]. He works in many neighborhoods in addition to Piedmont [10], Montclair [11], Rockridge [12], Upper Rockridge [3], Glenview [13], Trestle Glen [14], Crocker Highlands [15]and many more areas and homes for sale. Brian is a licensed contractor and is listed on Real-Estate-Agents.com [16] . If you are specifically interested in homes for sale in Rockridge and homes in Upper Rockridge [17], please take a look at Brian’s Homes In Upper Rockridge [18]website.