S5: Ep3 - (Once in a) Career Fire: The East Bay Regional Park District Fights the Tunnel Fire

This episode explores the role of the EBRPD Fire Department in fighting the historic 1991 Oakland Hills Fire. It explores how the fire got so bad, and the early work that district employees did to prevent large wildfires. It features interviews with district employees who managed the land and, later, who fought on the frontlines of the fire, including Anne Rockwell, Stephen Gehrett, Michael Avalos, Paul Miller, and John Nicoles who are part of the East Bay Regional Park District Parkland Oral History Project. To learn more about these interviews, visit the Oral History Center’s website. This episode was produced by Shanna Farrell and Francesca Fenzi. A special thanks to the East Bay Regional Park District and Beverly Ortiz. All music by Blue Dot Sessions: “Dorica Theme” “A Palace of Cedar” “Drone Birch” “Feather on the Crest” Read the full episode transcript here: https://ucblib.link/OHCPodcastS05E03