We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

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 the home and spoke with the ...

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 ...

An economist's harrowing escape from fire and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

FBI raids in June occurred just days after a man believed to be the unindicted co-conspirator of Mayor Sheng Thao and the ...

The city of Oakland plans to temporarily close two fire stations starting on Monday ... Southern and Central California. He also spent five years reporting at KRON 4.

Just after 1 a.m. Wednesday, Adrienne Bracks was awoken by a call from her neighbor in the Oakland Hills. “He called us and said, ‘Get up. The house is on fire next to you,’” she recalled, standing ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 10:01 a.m. in Alameda County. At this time, the containment status is unknown and the ...

From bake sales to speciality pizzas, Bay Area institutions are stepping up for those affected by the wildfires.