In Berkeley disasters, early evacuation is key: new study

In Berkeley disasters, early evacuation is key: new study

The best way to stay safe from wildfire in the Berkeley Hills is to leave the area on extreme fire weather days before being ordered to evacuate, a new city study has found.The detailed two-year analysis, released this week, estimated how long it would take people to evacuate during wildfire from the hills and tsunami along the shoreline, using computer modeling of traffic patterns during hazard events.That could mean more than four hours in a m…