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Crews battle two-story Oakland structure fire
A fire Sunday morning at a two-story structure in the 300 block of 38th Street in Oakland has gone to a second alarm, with additional resources being summoned. The...Read More
Oakland fire chief departs to lead San Rafael department
Oakland Fire Chief Darin White is leaving his post to become the new fire chief in San Rafael, further thinning the city of Oakland’s leadership ranks. White’s departure follows...Read More
Dozens of firefighters respond to fatal Oakland house fire
At least one person has died and another suffered minor smoke inhalation injuries following a fire at a home in Oakland early Monday morning, according to fire officials. The...Read More
Fire crews battle blaze at three-story Oakland apartment building
A fire is burning part of a three-story Oakland apartment building Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was first reported at 3:58 p.m. in the 3100 block of...Read More
Crew knocks down homeless camp blaze near Lake Merritt
A fire at a homeless camp near Lake Merritt in Oakland was doused quickly Friday morning, according to an Oakland Fire Department official. At about 7 a.m., a single...Read More
One woman injured in North Oakland warehouse fire
One person was injured in an early morning fire Friday at a North Oakland warehouse that had recently been red-tagged, fire officials said. The blaze was reported about 2:30...Read More
Investigators believe fatal Oakland fire started in basement
An 86-year-old man in a wheelchair was killed and his wife was injured in a fire at their home in East Oakland early Monday morning, fire officials said. The...Read More
Outdoor Oakland fire displaces five, destroys van
Fire destroyed a van and five makeshift dwellings Sunday afternoon at a homeless encampment in Oakland’s East Peralta neighborhood, displacing six people, the Oakland Fire Department reported. The fire...Read More
Oakland fire crews respond to outdoor blaze
The Oakland Fire Department has been called to the scene of a fire in the area of East 12th Street and 18th Avenue on Sunday afternoon. A dispatcher would...Read More
Former councilman in dispute with city over sweat lodge says he was forcibly arrested
A former Oakland City Councilmember says he was forcibly arrested in the city’s Planning and Zoning department on Thursday after an argument with staff stemming from a long dispute...Read More
Oakland fire crews respond to encampment blaze
Oakland firefighters are working to extinguish an encampment fire Tuesday afternoon, fire officials said. The fire was reported at 3:19 p.m. on East 12th Street between 16th and 17th...Read More
Jet skiers discover body in San Leandro Bay
Crews recovered a body from Airport Channel in San Leandro Bay Saturday morning, Oakland fire officials said. Jet skiers first reported an emergency along the Martin Luther King Jr....Read More
Crews douse Oakland warehouse fire
Firefighters on Friday morning were battling a smoky three-alarm blaze at a commercial building near Interstate 880 in Oakland’s Fruitvale District. No injuries have been reported in the fire,...Read More
Cessna overshoots landing in Oakland, buries nose
No one was injured Sunday morning when a single-engine Cessna airplane overshot a landing at Oakland International Airport and buried its nose into the ground past the runway, an...Read More
Fire officials, ATF investigate latest in string of construction fires
A fire burned an Oakland warehouse Thursday night that was in the process of being converted into apartments, the latest in a string of destructive fires at construction sites....Read More