Oakland's budget shortfall is now causing direct ... noting that brain damage from a loss of oxygen can start in 6 minutes, and a house fire can become life-threatening in 2 minutes.

A family of six died in a house fire near the Saint Lawrence River. Firefighters were able to pull the victims from the building, but they all died at the hospital.

Firefighters took over 10 minutes to arrive at the house fire near shutted Station 28, underscoring fire officials’ concern ...

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.

Longtime Oakland resident Nenita Tadeo is not happy about the news. She credited the firefighters at Station 28 and nearby areas for saving her house and neighborhood from the Keller Fire on ...

(KRON) — Oakland Fire Department crews responded to a building fire at 1900 Broadway on Thursday evening. As of 5:37 p.m., it was brought under control. OFD believes the fire started in a trash ...

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 ...

(WIBW) - Crews responded to a report of a basement fire Tuesday morning in the Oakland area of northeast Topeka. The blaze was reported around 9:54 a.m. Tuesday at a house at 424 N.E. Strait Ave.

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 ...

RELATED: Oakland Fire Department facing closure of 6 stations ... It's just sad," said Arianna Cruz, co-owner of Charlie May Coffee and Tea House. "The last fire that we had in this area, they ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two fire stations in Oakland will close for six months beginning Monday at 6 a.m. as the city faces a severe budget deficit. Fire stations 25 and 28, located on Butters Drive and ...