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

Three of the projected layoffs would be to staff positions in the Oakland Fire Department, which is second only to the police department in demanding the largest portions of the city’s general ...

The city of Oakland ... to other fire houses in the city. The chief hopes to reopen the two stations in July, in time for the wild fire season. He said the fire department may have to brown ...

Wildfires in Los Angeles have brought fire department budgets under scrutiny. In Oakland, the recent closures of two fire ... Seth Olyer [00:10:22] I’m not a Southern California guy, but Malibu and ...

The budget cuts that temporarily closed two Oakland Fire Department stations until the ... and tragedy down south in what has become one of California’s worst-ever fire disasters, the upcoming ...

Facing a budget deficit of nearly $130 million, Oakland leaders announced Friday they’re temporarily closing two firehouses in the city. The closures of Station 25 near Joaquin Miller Park and ...

(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 ...

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

Fifth Avenue in Oakland was closed due to a bus fire, disrupting traffic and resulting in one hospitalization.

A survivor of the Oct. 18 Oakland Hills Keller Fire said burglars ... Sims said she supports the police and fire departments as they are dealing budget cuts. She hasn't lost faith on humanity ...