Berkeley Emergency, Disaster and Earthquake Information - The City of Berkeley believes community preparedness and self-sufficiency could be crucial to your survival. www.ci.berkeley.ca.us/communitycalendar/Links/emergnc.htm
Federal Emergency Management Agency: City of Berkeley Community Profile - Digest: Berkeley is at risk from earthquakes, flooding, fires, and landslides resulting from severe storm events. Within the last 10 years, the City has experienced a catastrophic earthquake (1989), a firestorm which burned a significant portion of the city (1991), urban flooding (1995) and landslides which destroyed homes (1998). www.fema.gov/impact/cities/im_ca03.htm