Oakland Fire Lt. Matt Amormino rode shotgun in his fire engine, past the burned-out vehicles and eucalyptus-studded East Bay hills that make Fire Station 21’s expansive coverage area a year-round ...

The budget cuts that temporarily closed two Oakland Fire Department stations until the summer — with four more likely to browned out next month — had already led both the fire chief and union ...

Station 25 is about 3 miles away from where the deadly 1991 Oakland firestorm took place. "I’m concerned because the fire department’s a vital resource to have, especially with all the forests ...

Oakland Fire Department Station 28 on Jan. 5, 2025, located on Grass Valley Road in the East Oakland Hills. In 2023, fire station 28 responded to 405 calls. (David M. Barreda/KQED) More recently, the ...

OAKLAND, Calif. -- One person died in an early morning warehouse fire in Oakland, the Oakland Fire Department said Monday.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two Oakland fire stations closed on Monday in an effort ... The cuts to the fire department are expected to save about $5.5 million. And on Tuesday, the Alameda County Board ...

the Oakland Fire Department temporarily shut down Stations 28 and 25 as part of the city's efforts to address a $130 million budget deficit. Oakland hills residents were stunned to learn that Fire ...

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 ...

It is unknown which four fire stations would be affected. “The closure of seven firehouses would be the end of the Oakland Fire Department as we know it,” Unger told The Oaklandside.

Four more could shutter next month. Oakland Fire Department Station 28 on Jan. 5, 2025, is one of two stations scheduled to close until June. (David M. Barreda/KQED) Fire officials in the city say the ...

The budget cuts that temporarily closed two Oakland Fire Department stations until the summer — with four more likely to browned out next month — had already led both the fire chief and union ...

An early-morning fire on Wednesday destroyed a home in the Cabot Park area of the Oakland hills ... and the Fire Department will hold an online town hall to discuss the station closures at ...