Could it happen here? As mayor, my top priority is the health and safety of our residents. I asked Alameda Fire Chief Nick ...

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...

In the Bay Area, county fire department staffing levels per 1,000 people are 1.06 at Santa Clara, 1.36 at Alameda and 0.65 at ...

In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...

The wind-driven fires quickly grew beyond the capacity of the Los Angeles crews on hand — here, the county has 16 fire ...

In the Bay Area, county fire department staffing levels per 1,000 people are 1.06 at Santa Clara, 1.36 at Alameda and 0.65 at Contra Costa. California also has fewer volunteer firefighters ...

CASTRO VALLEY, CA — The Alameda County Fire Department recently put a new fire truck into service, just in time for it to deploy to assist with wildfires burning in Southern California.

The Stockton Fire Department's California ... Oakland, Stockton, Alameda, Marin, and Amador counties, are arriving in Los Angeles County to fight the raging fires, USA TODAY reported.