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Oakland encampment fire: Person found dead in RV, several vehicles burned
One person was found dead inside an RV at the scene of an Oakland encampment fire near Wood and 26th streets Tuesday afternoon.Read More
Fire destroys three Lake Merritt tiny homes, displaces five people
Three tiny homes were destroyed by fire Monday, displacing five people in the Lakeview community built to help unsheltered Oakland residents.Read More
Firefighters knock down Joaquin Miller Park blaze
Firefighters from Oakland and East Bay Regional Parks departments knocked down a two-alarm blaze in Joaquin Miller Park Saturday morning.Read More
Propane tanks fuel stubborn Oakland encampment fire, torching vehicles
It took 25 firefighters about two hours early Tuesday morning to extinguish an encampment fire in West Oakland.Read More
East Oakland fourplex fire displaces eight people
A two-alarm fire Wednesday morning displaced eight people from an Oakland fourplex, fire officials said. The fire was first reported at 8:19 a.m. in the residential structure in the...Read More
Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today
Thirty years after the Tunnel Fire: In many ways, the Oakland Hills are more vulnerable today than they were when 25 people died on Oct. 20, 1991Read More
No leaks, injuries after rail cars derail with sulfuric acid
No injuries and no leaks were reported in Oakland on Monday after the derailment of six railcars, four of which were full of liquid sulfuric acid, an Oakland Fire...Read More
Crews respond to Oakland deck fire
Firefighters responded to a deck fire Tuesday morning in Oakland, fire officials said. The response was underway as of 10:48 a.m. on Skyway Lane off Skyline Boulevard. Officials said...Read More
Female victim dies in condemned Oakland house fire
One person is dead after a fire early Tuesday morning at a two-story home near Mills College in Oakland, a fire battalion chief said. Crews responded at 5:18 a.m....Read More
After years relying on other cities, Oakland to finally get new fireboat
The Federal Emergency Management Agency will award the Oakland Fire Department with a $825,000 port security grant to support the purchase of a new fireboat. The grant money will...Read More
East Bay strike team comes home after grueling two weeks fighting Bootleg Fire
An East Bay strike team came home Saturday after two grueling weeks helping battle the massive and erratic Bootleg Fire in southern Oregon.Read More
Fire spreads to three West Oakland homes, displaces seven people
Seven people were displaced after three homes burned Monday morning in West Oakland, fire officials said. The blaze, first reported about 5:30 a.m., started in one home in the...Read More
Oakland crews respond to three early morning structure fires
Firefighters in Oakland were kept busy overnight by three structure fires that broke out between midnight and 3 a.m. Monday, including a blaze at a marijuana grow warehouse. Causes...Read More
East Bay firefighters aid search, rescue effort at Florida building collapse
The East Bay is sending a pair of firefighters to South Florida to help search and rescue efforts at the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, where at least 10...Read More
Maxwell Park house fire displaces nine people, including seven children
A two-alarm fire early Monday displaced nine people, including seven children, from a home in Oakland’s Maxwell Park neighborhood, fire officials said. The blaze was reported about 2:30 a.m....Read More
Crews extinguish Oakland warehouse fire
A fire that broke out an Oakland warehouse Tuesday has been extinguished, according to the Oakland Fire Department. Fire officials said crews responded to the structure fire on the...Read More
Aggressive response brings Oakland apartment building fire under control
A fire in a four-story apartment building is under control Tuesday morning in Oakland, fire officials said. The fire was first reported at 7:46 a.m. at a building under...Read More
Deaths of man, daughter in Oakland fire being investigated as homicide
Oakland police say a 37-year-old man and his baby daughter who were killed in a residential fire early Saturday were the victims of homicide, and authorities say the fire,...Read More
Three-alarm residential fire displaces 14 people in Oakland
The Red Cross is on the scene of three-alarm residential fire working with 14 people who were displaced. The fire was reported shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday at a...Read More
Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood suffers ‘devastating’ loss in community center fire
A busy community center in Oakland’s Eastlake neighborhood that serves thousands of meals every week to people in need was gutted by a fire early Saturday, fire officials said....Read More