California city's massive $130M deficit threatens dangerous cuts to its firefighting capacity
The city of Oakland will lose 30% of its firefighting capacity in the next two weeks due to the city’s $129.8 million budget ...
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Oakland Fire Chief says meeting is planned with EBMUD to discuss city's 3,200 fire hydrants' supply and pressure
Oakland's Fire Chief Damon Covington says many changes made since the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm are helping to protect the city from the type of fires seen in Los Angeles this past week.
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Oakland Fire Department sends crews to help with Los Angeles wildfires
Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington shared this information with new members of the city council and also warned them about closing fire stations. “There is not a fire season anymore. We’re in ...
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Crashes and Disasters
“It’s heartbreaking — these are people’s lives, not a movie or something we’re watching on TV,” Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington said of the slew of blazes in the greater Los Angeles ...
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Oakland residents say LA fires are reminder of lessons learned in 1991
"It really is a collaboration and a partnership with our community to make sure we're a fire-safe city," Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington said. "The collaboration across our region, as we saw in ...