HERCULES — Despite some calls to let voters decide the fate of the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District’s independence, the agency’s board is beginning the process of being absorbed by the Contra …
HERCULES — Faced with an uncertain economic future, officials with the Rodeo-Hercules Fire District have begun pursuing annexation by Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. But not all residents are …
Seven wildfires began Monday and Tuesday across Northern California as warm temperatures and dry lightning strikes combined for dangerous conditions early in the year’s fire season. The dry lightning strikes …
When fire razed a massive affordable housing complex under construction in unincorporated San Mateo County earlier this month, it decimated a decade of work to bring badly needed homes to …
GILROYJust after celebrating the retirement of the current fire chief, Gilroy City Council narrowly voted last week to place a retired police chief temporarily in charge of their fire department. …
Devastating house fire caused by electric heater (Image: Jon Masters) A DEVASTATING fire that wrecked a Bournemouth home was caused by an electrical heater, the fire service have confirmed. Flames …