According to the Mercury News, data shows San Jose has the lowest firefighter staffing level when compared with Oakland, San ...

A sinkhole opened up at the intersection of Lombard and Gough streets in San Francisco Tuesday morning, the fire department ...

On Saturday, a unique event showcased the fire department's innovative technology and water supply. Water power was on display along San Francisco's Embarcadero. The San Francisco Fire Department ...

Dean Crispen, a 34-year veteran San Francisco Fire Department battalion chief, has been promoted to fire chief, Mayor Daniel Lurie announced Friday. "My number one goal as chief of the department ...

SAN FRANCISCO - Newly inaugurated San Francisco mayor Daniel Lurie appointed a new fire chief on Friday, the department announced. Battalion chief Dean Crispen will replace Sandra Tong ...

Lurie, who was sworn in as mayor on Wednesday, had an opening for the leader of the San Francisco Fire Department after former chief Jeanine Nicholson retired in August. Sandra Tong was serving as ...

The devastating fires that continue to burn in Los Angeles and rank among California's deadliest and most destructive in history exposed long-festering complaints that the city fire department's ...

Ironically, the major Bay Area city with the best-staffed fire department faces the least risk from wildfires. San Francisco, surrounded by ocean and bay water to the west, north and east ...

There's a round circle of bricks used in main intersections," said Tony Rivera, the former assistant deputy chief for the San Francisco Fire Department. RELATED: Water pressure, overuse caused ...

Stockton's help comes amid Gov. Gavin Newsom's announcement on Wednesday that several fire department strike teams, including from San Francisco, Sacramento, Oakland, Stockton, Alameda ...