An 18-wheeler caught fire Friday morning on Interstate 580, igniting a vegetation fire and forcing a full closure of the freeway’s westbound lanes in Alameda County, fire officials said.

A big rig fire on the Altamont Pass east of Livermore early Friday morning spread to the nearby hillside, prompting the closure of westbound Interstate 580, according to the California Highway Patrol.

Alameda County Fire Department gave an extensive presentation recognizing the contributions of Black firefighters locally and nationwide in an assembly called "Chief is my belief." ...

ALAMEDA COUNTY – Illegal fireworks made for a "very busy night" for the Alameda County Fire Department on the Fourth of July, according to a department spokesperson. Most of the activity ...

The fire department is currently assessing sensitivity training and guidance for personnel, McDonald added. The video on TikTok has since been viewed more than 500,000 times.

The union for Alameda County Fire Department firefighters, IAFF Local 55, posted a letter earlier this year on its social media channels opposing strict vaccine mandates that impose termination.

The Alameda County Fire Department said the fire started at Welch Creek and Calaveras Road in Sunol around 3:52 p.m.

Chief David Rocha, who built on the Alameda County Fire Department’s regional consolidation efforts and was named the state’s top fire chief last year, will leave August 15, the departm… ...

Firefighters responded to a structure fire Monday afternoon in the Alameda Point area. The Oakland Fire Department and Alameda County Fire Department also helped battle the blaze reported at 650 W ...