Oakland officials announced a plan Thursday they said would prevent the closure of additional fire stations as the city ...
Oakland officials are looking to take money from insurance and other programs to reopen two fire stations closed last month.
Three Oakland councilmembers announced a proposal to use this newly-discovered money and reopen closed fire stations and prevent the closure of four others.
Oakland’s 2024-2025 fiscal budget proposed fire station "brownouts" for six months beginning January 2025 to save the city $5.5 million. But local firefighters say brownouts could come at a much ...
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 is ...
As departments across the city of Oakland face dire cutbacks, two police watchdog agencies face extreme budget cuts that ...
The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget deficit.
Saturday, the Fort Atkinson Fire Department responded to a brush and marsh fire that had grown out of control in the W8000 block of Marsh Road in Oakland Township. The first engine, tender and ...
Fort Atkinson fire Chief Bruce Peterson issued a burn ban for the entire department's jurisdiction. That includes the city of ...
For years, California’s police commissioners have used the image of stolen cars and shattered windows to demand more crime-fighting resources. Now, fire chiefs are hoping to use the sight of ...