SF News 75 Firefighters Respond to East Oakland Warehouse Fire, Suspected Grow Operation A four-alarm fire broke out Friday evening in a commercial building near the Oakland Coliseum, which housed a suspected cannabis grow operation. About 75 firefighters were called to the scene, and the fire was brought under control after a few hours.
SF News Oakland City Council Votes to Reopen Those Fire Stations They Closed Over the Budget Deficit With three Oakland fire stations closed because of the city’s $130 million budget deficit, the Oakland City Council somehow found enough money in the couch cushions to order those stations reopened sometime in the coming months.
SF News Oakland Firefighters Sound the Alarm Over Oakland Fire Station Closures in the Wake of LA Fires You might say Oakland firefighters have their hair on fire over the recent closures of two city fire stations, with four more closures potentially looming, as response times have more than doubled, and the risk of SoCal-style wildfire outbreaks has ballooned.
SF News Oakland, Facing a Budget Crisis, Will Temporarily Close Two Fire Stations Oakland will be temporarily closing two fire stations for the next six months, a move that is part of the city's broader plan to address a looming $129 million dollar budget deficit.
SF News Keller Fire 90% Contained, All Oakland Hills Residents Return Home The scary Keller Fire which broke out Friday afternoon was a cause for traumatic memories for some longtime Oakland hills residents of the firestorm of 1991, the 33rd anniversary of which was on Saturday.
SF News Friday Morning Constitutional: Fire Contained at Former Oakland Diner A two-alarm fire broke out overnight at the defunct ButtercuP diner in Oakland's East Peralta district; one man was fatally shot in East Oakland last night; and sea lions are being sickened by toxic algae on the California coast.
SF News 25-Year-Old Oakland Firefighter Dies By Drowning in San Diego Early Thursday Morning A tragic day today for firefighters in both Oakland and San Diego, as four-year veteran of the Oakland Fire Department Caeden Laffan died by drowning in San Diego at about 2 am Thursday morning, while attending the California Summer Firefighter Games.
SF News Oakland Firefighters Contain Huge Four-Alarm Blaze at Lumber Warehouse A massive fire broke out at the Economy Lumber warehouse in East Oakland Sunday night, sending thick smoke billowing over the city.
SF News Entire Cargo Truck Somehow Ended Up Submerged in Water at Oakland Estuary Today in “How did that happen?,” a cargo truck was somehow left completely submerged underwater at the Oakland Estuary. The vehicle has been pulled out, and thankfully no one was inside.
SF News Two-Alarm Fire Near Jack London Square Contained Quickly, No Injuries Reported Friday night saw a two-alarm fire engulf the Portobello Condominium complex near Oakland’s Jack London Square, forcing all of its residents to promptly evacuate.
SF News Oakland Gone Wild: DUI, Child Porn Charges For Police And Fire Department Officers Wednesday was a hell of a day for the Oakland Police and Fire Departments, as today we have separate reports of disturbing DUI and child pornography charges for officers from both organizations. While
SF News Candle Blamed For Deadly West Oakland Fire Though suspicions of arson were quickly raised this week following news of an unfolding showdown between the landlord and a nonprofit tenant, an initial investigation has concluded that an unattended candle was the
SF News Oakland Fire Chief Announces Retirement Days After Pension Vested, Warehouse Fire Probe Continues As her department still reels from the deadly Ghost Ship Fire of December 2, Oakland Fire Department Chief Teresa Deloach Reed filed retirement papers yesterday. Her last day on the job will be
SF News Refrigerator Full Of Weed Blazes In Oakland A blazing refrigerator full of weed sent area firefighters to an East Oakland warehouse this morning, but so far, the owner of the pot and the cause of the fire remain a mystery.
