Oakland Fire Department

09/22/2026

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we are proud to re-share this powerful story highlighting the dedication and community impact of the Los Bomberos de Oakland members. ¡Con orgullo, cultura y servicio!

Shift C at Station 13 takes pride in being bilingual, serving Fruitvale, and doing community work.

09/16/2026

The Oakland Fire Department is excited to announce the arrival of two new aerial ladder trucks, Truck 6 and Truck 4. Chief Covington, OFD Chaplain Father Jayson Landeza and senior leadership from OFD joined with personnel at stations 15 and 18 this morning for the celebratory “Push-In” ceremonies. Many important stakeholders made this possible: Oakland residents, the Oakland business community, City officials, Oakland Public Works (OPW), Oakland Information Technology Department (ITD), Fire Administration, and our Fleet Working Group.

09/13/2026

On Saturday the Oakland Fire Dept was honored to participate in what’s become a beloved gathering where science is celebrated, and the community comes together for fun, interactive activities and endless learning opportunities.

Kits Cubed, the Oakland-based nonprofit started by Oakland Technical High School alum Ahmed Muhammad held its 6th annual STEM Fair at Muhammad’s alma mater. During the event, firefighters taught attendees about the fire tetrahedron.

The crew showed them about “smothering,” and explained how to put out kitchen oil fires by covering them with a lid and removing the oxygen, then turning off the heat. Thank you to all the organizers, families and students and vendors for joining us!

09/13/2026

This morning, (Sept 13) just before 6AM, firefighters were dispatched to the 1500 block of Jackson Street for a reported residential building on fire. First alarm units arrived on scene within 3 minutes to find a second floor unit fully involved. Crews conducted an aggressive interior fire attack and successfully prevented the fire from spreading to other units in this large complex while supporting the safe evacuation of residents in adjacent units. The fire was effectively knocked down in less than ten minutes and the incident was placed under control within 15 minutes of the original 911 call. The apartment directly above the area where the fire occurred suffered damage and other units on the second floor were impacted by smoke in the hallway. The occupant of the main fire unit was transported to a local hospital for minor burn injuries. No other civilians or firefighters were injured. Great work by all responding crews: E1, E10, E12, E15, E2, T1, T4, B2, B4, and the Fire Investigator. The cause of this fire in under investigation. Thank you to the residents who reported this fire and helped to ensure that Oakland firefighters got on scene to respond quickly to this incident and were able to prevent significant property loss and the displacement of dozens of residents.

09/05/2026

Today at approx 1:45 PM, Oakland Firefighters responded to a commercial structure fire in the 1400 block of 23rd Ave. Incident Commander / Battalion Chief Anthony Sanders provided the following update after placing the incident under control at 2:08 PM. Great Stop by all the responding which were able to prevent extensive interior damage to the restaurant as well as the exposure property.

09/03/2026

Earlier this afternoon, just after 1pm, Oakland Firefighters were dispatched for a working structure fire in a two story residential building in the 600 block of Webster St located between a mixed use building and a three story residential building. On arrival, Crews found heavy fire activity multiple sides and multiple levels of the property. Crews conducted an aggressive fire attack to successfully mitigate risk and damage to the two adjacent exposure properties. The building where the fire occurred was heavily fortified so access was extremely challenging. Crews ultimately knocked the fire down within 40 min and the incident was placed under control just after 2pm. There were no reports of injuries to civilians, however one firefighter was evaluated and treated at the scene for a minor injury. The cause of the fire is under investigation. Thank you to Falck Alameda for their presence on scene, and Oakland Police Department for assistance with traffic control in this busy commercial district.

09/02/2026

09/01/2026

Images from the Friday night August 28 commercial structure fire at EL CHARRO SUPERMERCADO in the 1500 block of Fruitvale Ave. Great work by all responding units including E12, E13, E16, E18, E4, FI 1, T1, T2, T6. Incident crews were dispatched at 11:58 PM and the incident was placed under control just before 12:45 AM.

08/25/2026

Recently, Oakland firefighters from Station 10 visited with some very excited preschool students from GAN Avraham. We talked with them about what it’s like being a firefighter in , and gave them an up close view of the fire engine and our fire and medical response equipment. But no visit is complete without SPRAYING SOME WATER!!!

08/25/2026

Oakland Firefighters worked through the weekend to fight the original fire, extinguish hot spots and disassemble a 500-foot span of burned trestle. Credit to all the crews for their tireless work and coordinated efforts to remove the hazardous trestle.

A blaze that began Friday on West Grand Ave. destroyed what remained of the East Bay Electric Lines elevated rail.