A three-bedroom home went up in flames early Wednesday in the Oakland hills as firefighters arrived later than usual because ...

Oakland's budget shortfall is now causing direct ... noting that brain damage from a loss of oxygen can start in 6 minutes, and a house fire can become life-threatening in 2 minutes.

A house fire Christmas morning in East Oakland left a man dead after he helped three family members escape the flames, according to fire officials. At about 6:15 a.m., Oakland firefighters ...

The Oakland Fire Department said on Sunday that it was ... “He died trying to get them out of the house,” she said. “And he succeeded!” “I loved him so much.” Before the fire, Steven ...

A man in Oakland was found dead Christmas morning after his house caught on fire, officials said. Firefighters responded around 6:15 a.m. to a residential fire in the area. A 37-year-old man had ...

Firefighters took over 10 minutes to arrive at the house fire near shutted Station 28, underscoring fire officials’ concern ...

Steven Weatherford saved his father, aunt, and brother from the fire. Steven Weatherford, a 37-year-old man, was killed in an Oakland fire after he saved his family from a house fire on Christmas ...

He died trying to get them out of the house ... Authorities said the fire was "accidental," and Weatherford - who was visiting the Oakland home to celebrate the holidays - rescued his father ...

Michael Hunt of the Oakland Fire Department said firefighters were dispatched to a house fire in the 3500 block of Oak Knoll Boulevard at around 6:15 a.m. Hunt said firefighters attacked the blaze ...

Watching the fires devastating Los Angeles, residents of the Oakland Hills worry about when disaster could strike again — ...

Longtime Oakland resident Nenita Tadeo is not happy about the news. She credited the firefighters at Station 28 and nearby areas for saving her house and neighborhood from the Keller Fire on ...