Alameda County Fire Department

Wildfire near Castro Valley burns 48 acres

A vegetation fire that burned Sunday near Palo Verde Road near Castro Valley in unincorporated Alameda County is now 100…

6 years ago

Man rescued from Union City cement mixer

A man was rescued safely Thursday evening from a cement mixer in Union City, Alameda County Fire Department officials said.

6 years ago

I-580 reopens after Grant Fire contained

Crews have fully contained the Grant Fire, which started Sunday and burned 640 acres near the Altamont Pass and Interstate…

6 years ago

Lane-splitting motorcyclist killed on I-580

A motorcyclist died Friday afternoon after being ejected from a bike on eastbound Interstate Highway 580.

6 years ago

Grass fires burn 60 acres near Pigeon Pass

Alameda County Fire Department, Livermore-Pleasanton and Cal Fire firefighters had 90 percent containment Sunday night on two separate grass fires…

6 years ago

Ambulance versus Audi crash injures 5

Five people were injured in a crash involving an ambulance in San Lorenzo Monday morning.

6 years ago

Bay Area fire teams dispatched to Ventura

Ten engines comprising 44 firefighters from Marin County Fire, San Rafael, Ross Valley, and Tiburon left Tuesday morning.

6 years ago

Stacee Etcheber confirmed killed in Vegas shooting

A Novato hairstylist married to a San Francisco police officer was among those killed Sunday.

7 years ago

Grease-covered kitten rescued from fire truck

A kitten that was pulled from the engine of a vehicle Wednesday in Castro Valley came out covered in grease…

7 years ago

Winery blaze damages historic tasting room

A 2-alarm fire in Sunol this evening caused significant damage to the historic tasting room of a Sunol winery.

7 years ago

Embers smolder after five-alarm Oakland fire

Alameda County fire officials said crews will be working until Sunday morning to finish extinguishing a five-alarm fire.

7 years ago

High schooler killed by train in San Lorenzo

A high school student was fatally struck by a train in the San Lorenzo area of unincorporated Alameda County Wednesday…

7 years ago

Flaming TV displaces four in house fire

Four people were displaced in the Castro Valley area when an electrical issue caused a TV to ignite, leading to…

7 years ago

Baby horse rescued in Alameda County

A male foal was rescued Wednesday evening in unincorporated Alameda County by firefighters.

8 years ago

Altamont fire expected to burn for days

Alameda County firefighters say a new fire at the Altamont Landfill is producing a large amount of smoke and could…

8 years ago

Recycling fire emits massive smoke plume

A four-alarm fire that started in an industrial area of Newark Friday afternoon is under control and no injuries have…

8 years ago

Six-alarm fire, explosions rock Emeryville

Neighbors warned each other early Wednesday morning after they heard explosions during a six-alarm fire on the border of Oakland…

8 years ago

Mother, daughter perish in Amtrak crash

An Oakland woman and her 3-year-old daughter were killed in a collision with an Amtrak train in San Leandro Tuesday.

8 years ago

Firefighters rescue stranded sailboater from SF Bay

Alameda firefighters rescued a man Wednesday morning from San Francisco Bay after his sailboat capsized.

8 years ago

Parents perish in weather-related car crash

Two parents died in a single-vehicle collision on Interstate Highway 580 this morning east of Altamont in unincorporated Alameda County.

8 years ago

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