An Oakland firefighter drowned while swimming at a San Diego beach with family and friends early Thursday morning, San Diego Fire-Rescue Department spokespersons said. Oakland fire officials ...

"Closing seven stations would have been about 30% of our capacity in the fire department," Unger told KTVU on Monday. "And it would have been the end of the Oakland Fire Department as we know it.

The recent successful reversal of previously planned fire station closures, along with our ability to prevent further ...