When an Oakland Hills Home Caught Fire Near Closed Station, …
15 hours ago · Lochard Street is in the Chabot Park neighborhood, less than one mile from Oakland’s Fire Station 28, which shuttered along with another station in the Oakland Hills on Jan. 6 to cut costs amid the city’s budget crisis. Fire officials have warned that the closures would hinder their ability to respond to emergency calls quickly and could be dangerous for residents.
Closed fire station leads to delayed response to Oakland hills house ...
3 days ago · 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.
Response time for Oakland Hills fire delayed due to recent
2 days ago · 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 ...
Man dies in Oakland house fire after saving 3 family members
Dec 25, 2024 · A house fire Christmas morning in East Oakland left a man dead after he helped three family members escape the flames, according to fire officials.
Oakland man dies in Christmas house fire after rescuing his family
Dec 25, 2024 · A man in Oakland has died in a house fire after rescuing the rest of his family. Officials say the fire was sparked Christmas morning, and firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to the home in Oakland.
Oakland man dies in house fire after safely getting family out
Dec 26, 2024 · An Oakland man died in a house fire Wednesday morning after safely getting his family out of the home, the fire department said. Around 6:15 a.m., fire crews responded to reports of a fire on...
Oakland man dies in Christmas house fire after rescuing his family
Dec 26, 2024 · A man in Oakland was found dead Christmas morning after his house caught on fire, officials said. Firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to a residential fire in the area.
'He was a hero': Oakland man dies in Christmas house fire after ...
Dec 25, 2024 · The family of Steven Weatherford is mourning after he died in an Oakland Christmas house fire trying to save them, just a week before he was going to propose to his girlfriend on New Year's...
Oakland fire station brownouts spark public outcry
1 day ago · On Wednesday at around 1 a.m., a house fire broke out in Oakland’s Chabot Park neighborhood near Fire Station No. 28. If the station had been open, Olyer said, the normal response time for that neighborhood would’ve been approximately four minutes. However, the first fire engine took 10 minutes and 26 seconds to arrive.
37-year-old dies in house fire after rescuing his family from blaze
Dec 25, 2024 · A fire broke out at an Oakland home on Christmas morning. After waking up his father, aunt and brother and getting them to safety, he went back inside the house, where firefighters later...