Redwood City announced last week the appointment of Baraka Carter as its new fire chief.

A new wildfire was reported today at 12:08 p.m. in Santa Clara County. Hwy Fire has been burning on private land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has ...

In the Bay Area, two of the largest city fire departments are stretched, raising questions about their ability to protect ...

GILROY, Calif - A significant change is coming for fire protection in the southern part of Santa Clara County. The Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors voted to end a contract with Cal Fire and ...

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.

Baraka Carter, longtime South Bay fire chief, was named to the same position in Redwood City, it was announced by City ...

CalMatters reports on the alarming issue of home development in highly flammable areas in the state of California.

Baraka Carter has been appointed as the new fire chief for the Redwood City Fire Department, which also serves San Carlos, City Manager Melissa Stevenson Diaz announced Friday.

Firefighters are battling a brush fire in Oxnard that is burning through the Santa Clara riverbed as the strong ... back up through at least midweek. Cal Fire reported that the Palisades, Eaton ...

Constantin has experience with wildfires. He was assistant city manager in Chico when the 2018 Camp Fire started and coated the city in ash. He was also city manager of San Dimas when the Bridge Fire ...

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway ... according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

We are severely understaffed,” said Jerry May, president of San Jose Firefighters Local 230 Union and a San Jose Fire ...