The city of Oakland plans to temporarily close two fire stations starting on Monday as part of a cost-cutting solution to close a large budget deficit. During a press event regarding the station ...

Oakland's fire chief said the temporary closure of two fire stations and using brownouts at other fire stations will help the city make up for a $130M deficit. Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington ...

On Monday, Arima Mayor Balliram Maharaj met with stakeholders, including the Greater Arima Chamber of Commerce, to discuss how to assist the Arima Fire Station. Princes Town Regional Corporation ...

has said plans are ongoing to establish more fire stations across the country to enhance response times and improve fire safety. This move follows public outcries about the service’s slow ...

OAKLAND, Calif. - Two fire stations in Oakland will close for six months beginning Monday at 6 a.m. as the city faces a severe budget deficit. Fire stations 25 and 28, located on Butters Drive and ...

(Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group) OAKLAND — The city will rely on the wet winter and early spring months to afford the temporary closure of two fire stations until June, an effort to help resolve ...

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- As Oakland faces a crippling $129 million budget deficit, two firehouses are set to close next week to help close the gap and that could mean slower response times for ...

Video from a gas station security camera shows what a new filing in a lawsuit alleges is the start of this month’s deadly Eaton Fire in the Los Angeles area – electrical sparking at a utility ...

A twin fire incident on the Lagos Island and Okokomaiko areas of Lagos State on Tuesday destroyed several property including houses, a section of a police station, a diesel-laden truck ...

A total of three fire stations will end up being closed because the third is already shut down for renovations. Covington said each six-month closure will save about $2.5 million. It’s part of ...

ANTIOCH, Calif. - Firefighters have extinguished a fire at a gas station in Antioch late Thursday afternoon. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said on social media that the ...

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