PIEDMONT, Alameda County — October 24, 2026. The Piedmont Fire Department is inviting residents to report how prepared they are for earthquakes, wildfires and other emergencies. The city’s October 2 notice says the new survey should take five to seven minutes and asks for responses by October 30, 2026.
Why the city is asking again
Piedmont officials say the new questionnaire is intended to measure changes since a comparable 2024 survey and identify where outreach or practical training needs improvement. The department is specifically asking how residents prepare for emergencies, where they seek authoritative alerts, and what prevents households from putting plans into action.
What Piedmont learned in 2024
The city’s summary of its previous respondent pool gives several specific figures: 73% had signed up for AC Alert, but only 22% reported a current household emergency communication plan. The department says 34% reported a current two-week emergency water supply, and 27% felt confident or very confident about their disaster-preparedness knowledge.
These percentages describe the people who answered that survey, not necessarily every Piedmont household. They help show the questions the city wants to revisit, but should not be presented as a statistically representative census of the community without additional methodology.
What has changed since the last survey
The department cites adoption of an updated local hazard mitigation plan, more outreach on wildfire-resistant buildings and vegetation, and a neighborhood evacuation exercise in the Blair/Scenic/Alta area. It also points to an at-home evacuation practice option so families can test who they would contact, which routes they might consider and where they would regroup if communications or roads are disrupted.
The city’s stated plan is to use this year’s feedback to guide future education, exercises and emergency communications. A survey result alone does not establish a new evacuation order or change a household’s risk designation.
How to participate safely
The public survey is linked through the city’s official announcement at piedmont.ca.gov/DisasterSurvey. Residents should use the municipal domain, not an unverified third-party lookalike. For general guidance, check the fire department’s preparedness information, AC Alert enrollment and official evacuation instructions when emergencies arise.
Read other local civic and safety coverage in Piedmont News. Source: City of Piedmont Fire Department, October 2, 2026. The newsroom has not independently conducted an evacuation exercise or analyzed raw survey responses.
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