Crews halt fast-moving brush fire that burned 2 Oakland homes, forced 500 evacuations
A fast-moving fire fed by strong winds damaged at least seven homes Friday in a hillside neighborhood in the city of Oakland ...
Lighter winds, cooler temperatures, rising humidity aid battles against fires in California
In the San Gabriel Canyon, high winds reignited the smoldering Bridge fire, prompting the closure of San Gabriel Canyon Road, ...
Calmer weather helps contain Oakland, California, fire that forced evacuations
Firefighting crews took advantage of calmer weather Sunday to increase containment of a small wildfire in Oakland, California ...
Oakland fire burns homes, sends residents fleeing amid gusty California winds
The Keller Fire in the Oakland Hills began Friday and damaged two homes. The fire has burned about 15 acres and was at 50% ...
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Firefighters from Oakland, Macomb counties join Hurricane Helene rescue efforts
“There’s always inherent risk in what we do, whether it’s swift waters or a structure fire ... I-696 ramp closing briefly in Oakland County They are members of Michigan Task Force ...
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DNA on ignition device links man to Line fire, California authorities say
(Brian Rokos, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG) The Norco man accused of setting the 43,000-acre Line brush fire in Highland that ... With Southern California’s 3 big wildfires just about out, an ...
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We ranked the top 25 best places to retire in California for most people. Would you live here?
People over 65 are California’s fastest-growing age group ... workable public transit and access to San Francisco, Berkeley and Oakland. Good shopping options. CONS: Often foggy, windy and ...
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California firefighting aircraft stymied by U.S. Forest Service policy, local chiefs say
Fennessy and other Southern California fire chiefs have met and exchanged letters with Region 5 Director Jaimie Gamboa, sharing their concerns. The requirement that an agency employee supervise ...
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As an era ends, the city that was home to the Oakland A's comes to grips with their departure
After starting in Philadelphia in 1901, the A’s moved to Kansas City in 1955, then to Oakland in 1968, with California’s capital city of Sacramento and Las Vegas next in the peripatetic ...
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Oakland police union demands transparency on sale of former A's stadium amid concerns of public safety cuts
The police union representing the rank-and-file officers in Oakland, California, is demanding proof ... cuts would be made to police staffing and fire stations. The lawmakers said the contingency ...
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Oakland to demolish old house for site of future Town Office
OAKLAND — The town has purchased property ... which is adjacent to the police and fire stations, as well as the town office, all of which sit on 1.25 acres of town-owned land.
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This Month in Fire History - October 2024
More than 1,500 firefighters and 450 engines from all over Northern California took part in the ... who had been with the Oakland Fire Department for just a year at the time, said “This was ...