The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. The rate at the Oakland Fire Department ...

PITTSBURGH — A bus fire had part of a busy road in Oakland shut down Monday. Pitt police said 5th Avenue was closed between Bigelow Boulevard and Tennyson due to a bus fire. 5th Avenue is closed ...

Earlier this month, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan asked the city to assess how equipped its fire department is to ... staffing level when compared with Oakland, San Francisco and Los Angeles.

Oakland's fire chief said the temporary closure of two fire stations and using brownouts at other fire stations will help the city make up for a $130M deficit. Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington ...

The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. The rate at the Oakland Fire Department ...

Fires raging in Los Angeles are fueling questions in Oakland neighborhoods about how to address the threat of wildfires, with two shuttering fire districts. Delaine Sims, who lost her Oakland ...

An early-morning fire on Wednesday destroyed a home in the Cabot Park area of the Oakland hills. What used to be the nearest fire station was closed by the city due to budget cuts last week.

“We are now at the point where we are switching from a rescue operation to a recovery operation,” said John Donnelly, the fire chief in ... the Lincoln Memorial, the National Mall and the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KRON) — A fire broke out in Oakland Hills Wednesday off of Lochard Street. Fire crews were delayed in their response time due to budget cuts and closed-down stations. KRON4 went to ...

His neighborhood burned in the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm, an experience that has many aware of the constant wildfire threat. He believes the city is doing also a lot, like the annual home ...