Safety Element, Adopted 2004

The Safety Element is a required chapter of the General Plan and is a policy framework to guide the public decision-making process on addressing natural and human-caused hazards.

Oakland's Safety Element was first adopted in 2004. In 2021, the City adopted the 2021-2026 Local Hazard Mitigation Plan (LHMP) as Appendix F of the Safety Element.

• Cover, table of contents, executive summary(PDF, 235KB)
  1. Introduction(PDF, 300KB)
  2. Public Safety(PDF, 283KB)
  3. Geologic Hazards(PDF, 956KB)
  4. Fire Hazards(PDF, 424KB)
  5. Hazardous Materials(PDF, 446KB)
  6. Flooding Hazards(PDF, 232KB)
  7. Hazards by Area(PDF, 320KB)
• Appendices(PDF, 34MB)
• Safety Element Maps(PDF, 6MB)
• Initial Study/Negative Declaration(PDF, 288KB)