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 …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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.
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 …
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Fire engulfs home, displaces three in Emeryville
Three people were displaced Saturday morning by a house fire in Emeryville, fire officials said. The blaze was reported about 6:30 a.m. in the 1000 …
Crews extinguish multiple small fires at illegal dumping site near Oakland Coliseum
Firefighters extinguished multiple trash fires and a small structure fire Tuesday evening near the Oakland Coliseum. The vacant parking lot off 66th Avenue has been …
Two-structure residential fire displaces nine people in West Oakland
A two-alarm fire has displaced nine people in West Oakland Wednesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 2:18 p.m. at Eighth and …
Separate Oakland fires break out in residential hotel unit, shed
A woman was displaced, and a shed burned in separate one-alarm fires in Oakland on Monday, fire officials said Tuesday. Late Monday morning, a fire …
Five people escape burning building in East Oakland
Five people escaped unharmed from a burning building Tuesday morning in East Oakland, a fire official said. The fire was reported at 6:06 a.m. behind …
About 2,000 marijuana plants go up in smoke at East Oakland warehouse
An electrical problem sparked a blaze Tuesday morning at an East Oakland warehouse, fire officials said. There were about 2,000 plants in the single-story building, …