Dry lightning can cause fires to spread extremely fast, especially if you have weather conditions to support that. - Assistant Fire Chief Levon Thaxton
The Berkeley Fire Department is working closely with other local fire departments to coordinate drills for wildland response, emphasizing the need for multi-agency collaboration. - Assistant Fire Chief Levon Thaxton
We don't want any gaps in our response that may have happened in the '91 Tunnel Fire. We had some hydrants that had different threads and agencies had trouble talking to each other. We've covered all of that. - Chief Eric Saylors
The agencies are familiarizing each other with neighborhoods in the hills, coordinating the use of low-pressure hydrants and different equipment to ensure a better and faster response if an urban wildfire occurs. - Chief Eric Saylors
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