MISSION: The Hills Emergency Forum exists to coordinate the collection, assessment and sharing of information on the East Bay Hills fire hazards and, further, to provide a forum for building interagency consensus on the development of fire safety standards and codes, incident response and management protocols, public education programs, multi-jurisdictional training, and fuel reduction strategies.

The HEF is organized through its member agencies, working through its administrative component - the Staff Liaison Committee (SLC). The SLC is responsible for developing and monitoring progress on the Forum's annual workplan, maintaining liaison with agency executives on HEF issues, identifying issues for possible legislative support, and coordinating the HEF annual meeting.