The closure of Fire Station 5 at Alameda Point has had big impacts on fire and emergency medical response times in the area it served – and has also affected response times citywide, data presented …

Looks like the fire department will no longer be “browning out” its ambulance on Bay Farm Island or its West End truck when the department is short staffed. As of April 1, they’ll instead brown …

Alameda’s firefighters have been pretty vocal with their concerns about the fire company brownouts that began in January 26. Now, Fire Chief David Kapler wants to give the public his side. Kapler is slated to …

Updated at 2:23 p.m.
Before we get to far away from Tuesday/Wednesday’s council meeting, let me tell you about the presentation the head of the local firefighters union, Domenick Weaver, gave on the fire company brownouts …