Oakland

Managing Urban Fires

Name: Managing Urban Fires
Start: 2018-03-08T20:30:00
End: 2018-03-08T20:30:00
Location: SPUR Oakland

Lunchtime Forum

12:30 p.m. | Thursday, March 8, 2018

Photo by Flickr user California National Guard

Fire has been a scourge of cities since ancient times, but building codes and advances in firefighting had managed to make it less of a perilous concern — until recently. Ghost Ship, Grenfell Tower in London, the construction fires in Oakland and Emeryville, and urban-adjacent wildfires in both the North Bay and Southern California have all combined to make fire safety a critical issue for policymakers in California and beyond. Come hear from experts on the history and resurgence of fire safety, codes and code enforcement in urban settings.

+ Claudia Cappio / former Oakland Assistant City Administrator
+ Charles Scawthorn / SPA Risk & Univ. Calif. Berkeley
+ Ron Vidal / fire safety consultant

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Free for SPUR members.
$10 for non-members.

Pre-registration for this event is not required.

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Sponsorship payments: Will not be refunded, as sponsorship benefits take effect immediately and are on-going through the date of the event.

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