SAN JOSE, Calif. - Earlier this month, San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan asked the city to assess how equipped its fire department ..

The Los Angeles Fire Department has less than one firefighter for every 1,000 residents, with a staffing rate of 0.90, a Bay Area News Group analysis found. The rate at the Oakland Fire Department ...

San Rafael’s fire chief has stepped down, the city said. Darin White was Oakland’s top fire official ... Roman takes over a department with nearly 70 firefighters staffing seven fire stations ...