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Cash-strapped fire district changes policies, reduces service
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Wednesday night that a lack of funding is prompting several policy changes, including firefighters not entering a burning building unless human...Read More
Grocery chain to open early, stay open late for first responder shopping
Save Mart, Lucky and FoodMaxx grocery stores will open their doors one hour early and one hour later for first responders starting on Thursday, according to store officials. The...Read More
Firefighter injures back when floor gives out in Coast Guard housing blaze
A firefighter suffered a back injury Saturday morning helping fight a fire in an abandoned apartment building on Concord’s east side, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said....Read More
Firefighters rescue critically injured worker from silo structure collapse
Firefighters rescued a man who suffered life-threatening injuries following a structure collapse at the top of a silo Friday in Petaluma, officials said. Emergency crews were summoned around noon...Read More
San Jose structure blaze injures firefighter
One first responder went to the hospital following a structure fire in San Jose Tuesday afternoon, San Jose Fire Department officials said. A firefighter fell and went to a...Read More
Update: Richmond District fire leaves one dead
San Francisco firefighters contained a two-alarm fire in the Richmond District Monday afternoon leaving one person dead, fire officials said. The blaze began around 3:08 p.m. at a three-story...Read More
Crews on track for full Kincade Fire containment Thursday
Containment on the Kincade Fire increased to 84 percent on Tuesday morning as crews continue to gain ground on the Sonoma County blaze that has been burning for nearly...Read More
Marshal has ‘a lot of questions’ after house fire kills dog, injures firefighter
A family dog was killed and a firefighter suffered minor injuries in a Capitola house fire Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. At about 1:15 p.m., a person who...Read More
Crews struggle as Kincade Fire nears Windsor, containment drops to 5 percent
The Kincade Fire in Sonoma County has spread widely and containment levels have dropped over the course of Sunday, Cal Fire officials said at an evening briefing. The fire,...Read More
Firefighter saves two fleeing residents by deploying fire shelter
A firefighter deployed his fire shelter to shield two residents fleeing the Kincade Fire on Friday evening when the blaze grew intense along the fire’s southeastern edge, Cal Fire...Read More
Crews rescue three victims, one dog in Vienna Street fire, one firefighter sustains injuries
San Francisco firefighters were battling a two-alarm residential structure fire on the 200 block of Vienna Street near Excelsior Avenue. The San Francisco Fire Department reported the blaze just...Read More
Presidio Heights Christmas Day house fire claims second victim
A second person has died following a fire at a three-story home in San Francisco's Presidio Heights neighborhood early Monday morning.Read More
Laurel Heights house fire kills one, injures two more
One person died and two people were injured, including a San Francisco firefighter, in an early morning blaze in the Laurel Heights neighborhood, fire officials said. Crews responded to...Read More
Five injured when pickup smashes through Sizzler window
Five people were injured Sunday afternoon when a pickup truck crashed through a front window of a Sizzler restaurant.Read More
Teen dies in Orinda pre-dawn house fire
One person has died in a house fire this morning on the 500 block of Moraga Way in Orinda.Read More
SF fire chief Joanne Hayes-White retires after 14 years
San Francisco Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-White announced Monday she will be retiring from her position.Read More
Massive Ranch fire now two-thirds contained
The Ranch Fire, the wildland blaze in Lake, Colusa, Glenn and Mendocino counties, was at 67 percent containment Sunday.Read More
Firefighters contain San Jose home fire
Crews extinguished a two-alarm fire that started at a home in South San Jose on Monday evening, according to a fire dispatcher.Read More