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| Jan. 23 |
San Carlos |
44-year-old woman died in fire
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| Jan. 17 |
San Bruno |
3-alarm fire at Capuchino High School
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| Dec.28 |
Santa Rosa |
Man Hurt In Fire At His Home |
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| Dec.26 |
Richmond |
1 Person Dies In East Richmond House Fire |
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| Dec.22 |
San Francisco |
Fire Torches Haight St. Restaurant |
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| Dec.21 |
Antioch |
Woman Killed In Duplex Fire |
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San Ramon |
Fires damage homes in Alamo, San Ramon |
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| Dec.20 |
Fremont |
2 Hospitalized In 2-Alarm Fire |
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| Dec.17 |
East Oakland |
Father Killed In Raging House Fire |
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| Nov.19 |
SF Richmond |
3-Alarm Fire Burns Buildings |
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| Nov.14 |
South San Jose |
Condos Burn In 3-Alarm Blaze |
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| Nov.3 |
San Jose |
3-alarm fire burns at tire shop for 5 hours
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| Oct.28 |
Sunnyvale |
Fire Burns Apartment Near City Hall |
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| Oct.21 |
Tiburon |
4-alarm house fire 
Map The fire, burning at a home, was reported at about 9:30 a.m
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| Oct.20 |
East Oakland |
Pot Plants Founded After Warehouse Fire |
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| Oct.14 |
SF Downtown |
No Serious Damage After Fire In High-rise |
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| Oct.4 |
Vallejo |
Fire killed two people and destroyed home
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| Sep.10 |
Highway 280 |
At Least 3 Dead In 280 Crash, Fire Map At 1:20 p.m. 4 people were in the minivan when it crashed. 2 people were dead at the scene and 2 others were transported to the hospital
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| Sep.6 |
Martinez |
5-Alarm Apartment Fire Injures 2 Map A fire at Regency Plaza Apartments forced dozens to evacuate their apartments and was controlled about four hours after it was reported
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| Aug.30 |
SF Bayview |
4-alarm blaze spread to five buildings |
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| Aug.27 |
SJSU |
2,300 Students Evacuated In Dorm Fire |
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| Aug.18 |
Vallejo |
Homes Saved From 8-Alarm Brushfire Map The fire that burned five acres in Hans Memorial Park threatened 'a couple dozen homes. The most probable cause is arson
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| Aug.15 |
Livermore |
Corral Fire Is 50% Contained
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| Jul.23 |
South SF |
4-Alarm Fire Rages At Salami Plant The fire broke out around 2 a.m. at a plant owned by Columbus Salame near Oyster Point, east of Highway 101
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| Jul.19 |
Highway 4 |
Fire Prompts Evacuations, Closes Hwy |
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| Jul.16 |
Menlo Park |
5-alarm structure fire broke out in foothills
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| Jul.5 |
Vallejo |
Grass Fire Scorches 75 Acres |
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| Jun.19 |
Livermore Lab |
Grass Fire Near Lab Contained |
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| Jun.1 |
Concord |
Fire damaged 35 vehicles and apt building The fire was reported at 12:15 a.m. after reportedly starting in a carport. The financial loss for the cars was estimated to be about $150,...
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| May.21 |
SF Bayview |
Firefighter Injured In Warehouse Fire |
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| Mar.24 |
South San Jose |
Fires Destroy 2 Homes |
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| Feb.14 |
Santa Rosa |
3 separate structure fires suspicious |
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| Feb.5 |
San Francisco |
6 Firefighters Hurt, 1 Critical In House Fire Map The injuries were sustained in an extremely hot and fast moving blaze first reported at about 12:30 a.m. at a vacant 2-story residence
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| Dec.6 |
Corte Madera |
6-alarm fire at apartment complex
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| Oct.12 |
Bay |
Angel Island wildfire burns out of control
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| Oct.11 |
Napa |
Wildfire Threatens Napa Valley Homes |
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| Aug.15 |
Vallejo |
3 died, 3 Hurt In Retirement Home Fire More than 100 people have been evacuated from the six-story Casa de Vallejo building
| 69-year-old James Costello was found dead along with 57-year-old Carolyn Jones. Costello died of a gunshot wound to the left eye. 74-year-old John Argente has died after a four-alarm fire at the Casa de Vallejo. The fire swept through the 6-story building Friday morning. Fire officials have discovered a 3rd victim who was killed during an 8-alarm fire that destroyed a retirement home in downtown
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| Aug.13 |
Apple |
3-Alarm Fire Burns At Apple Campus |
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| Jul.4 |
Fremont |
Fiery Helicopter Crash Kills 2 Men
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| Jun.26 |
Bay Area |
Smoke Invades Bay Area Smoke from the hundreds of wildfires burning throughout N. California made the sun appear pink as it rose and has caused health concerns
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| Jun.23 |
Brisbane |
200 evacuated due to 5-alarm wildfire |
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| Jun.22 |
Napa |
Lightning ignited blaze in grassy woodland
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| Jun.20 |
East Oakland |
6-Alarm Blaze Consumes 5 Buildings Ninety firefighters struggled for several hours before gaining control. The blaze caused one building to collapse
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| May.10 |
Hayward |
Fires disrupts BART at East Bay stations At least 2 electrical fires at a substation have disrupted BART service in the Hayward, South Hayward, Union City and Fremont BART stations
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| Apr.5 |
El Sobrante |
School fire burns several classrooms |
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| Apr.4 |
San Jose |
Man found dead inside burning warehouse |
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| Apr.1 |
West Oakland |
1 Dead, 5 Hurt In 2-Alarm Blaze |
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| Mar.18 |
East Oakland |
House fire kills two |
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| Mar.17 |
SF Mission |
4-Alarm Blaze Consumes Buildings |
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| Feb.4 |
Napa |
4 Dead In House Fire 4 people were found in one room in the back of the single-story home; 3 died at the scene, an adult female and two young boys
| Fire officials believe they are from the same family. The blaze started just before 5 a.m. When firefighters arrived, flames were coming from the front of the house
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| Jan.17 |
San Jose Downtown |
4-Alarm Fire Destroys Building
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| Dec.20 |
Vallejo |
Baby, 2 Adults Killed in House Fire
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| Nov.29 |
SF Downtown |
Two dead after fire in restaurant |
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| Nov.28 |
San Jose Downtown |
1 Missing In Boarding House Fire |
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| Oct.7 |
Sonoma County |
3-alarm fire ripped elementary school |
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| Sep.30 |
Santa Clara |
4-Alarm Fire outside of ECS Refining |
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| Sep.5 |
Vallejo |
Giraffe Dies In Discovery Kingdom Fire |
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| Aug.13 |
Antioch |
Arson Suspected In Mosque Blaze
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| Aug.4 |
Portola Valley |
Person into custody after 4 brush fires |
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| Jul.21 |
San Pablo |
2 Firefighters, Couple Die In House Fire Map| Firefighters Matt Burton, 34, and Scott Desmond, 37, are becoming trapped inside the burning home. The bedroom suddenly burst into a ball of flames. Firefighters were able to pull 1 of the 2 elderly residents from a bedroom of the home before returning to retrieve the 2nd p... | |
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| Jul.19 |
San Jose |
Fire Destroys Historic Donner House Built in 1881, the house at Fourth and E. Saint John streets was placed on the list of National Register of Historic Places
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| Jul.1 |
Palo Alto |
4-alarm blaze inside commercial building |
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| Jun.27 |
San Rafael |
5-Alarm Brush Fire Burns Park
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| Jun.17 |
Oakland Hills |
Thieves hit fire memorial
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| Jun.5 |
Pittsburg |
Grass Fires Across Bay Area |
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| Apr.29 |
Highway 880 |
Explosion causes connector collapse Map| A speeding tanker truck hauling 8,600 gallons of gasoline hit an embankment and exploded into flames at 3:42 a.m.. Intense heat from the fire caused the upper deck of the ramp to collapse onto the lower deck. A section of the maze has folded in on itself. I-80 westbound to I-880 so... | |
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| Apr.7 |
Redwood City |
Alert: Avoid Scrap Yard Fire Smoke |
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| Mar.27 |
North Oakland |
Fire At Elementary School May Be Arson |
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| Jan.26 |
SF Presidio |
Electric Car Sparks Blaze At Crissy Field |
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| Jan.15 |
Richmond |
Oil Fire Injures 1; Shelter-In-Place
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| Jan.7 |
Vallejo |
4-Alarm Blaze Damages 2 Homes |
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| Dec.28 |
Daly City |
Fire Flares Up Again After High Winds |
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| Dec.15 |
El Sobrante |
Fire Guts Apartment; Resident Arrested |
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Walnut Creek |
2 Dead In House Fire |
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| Dec.6 |
South San Jose |
Firefighters, Residents Hurt In House Fire |
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| Dec.3 |
San Jose Downtown |
6 injured in 5-alarms explosive fire |
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| Oct.25 |
East San Jose |
8 Buildings Destroyed In Foothills Fire A wind-fueled grassland fire threatened to consume up to 300 acres near Ed Levin County Park
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| Oct.21 |
San Francisco |
Fire Chief Defends Actions of Firefighter The firefighter tried unsuccessfully to wrestle a suicidal man away from a rooftop. 26-year-old man fell to his death
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| Jul.11 |
Highway 580 |
Grass Fire Near Altamont Closes I-580
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| Jun.2 |
Richmond |
3 children died in fire A 2-alarm fire in a single-family townhouse claimed the lives of three young siblings
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| May.17 |
Mountain View |
Fire at Strip Mall Destroys 4 Businesses |
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| Apr.27 |
Castro |
Several Parked Cars Torched Several fires have engulfed 8 parked cars. One person has died
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Santa Clara |
Fire Guts Silicon Valley Hi-Tech Firm |
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| Mar.9 |
SF Downtown |
BART: Passenger Panic Worsened Fire A fire in a tunnel had started when some wood debris underneath tracks was set alight by a spark
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| Jan.12 |
Redwood City |
Carport Firebug Strikes Again |
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| Dec.5 |
Lafayette |
TV Anchor Doug Murphy Dies In Fire |
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| Nov.16 |
Concord |
Probe For Woman Found Dead After Fire
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| Oct.31 |
SF Mission |
Propane Explosions Spark Fires
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| Oct.30 |
Chinatown |
Blaze Wracks Chinatown Restaurant |
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| Oct.18 |
Redwood City |
Fire Puts Suspicious Total At 11
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| Oct.12 |
East Oakland |
Five-Alarm Blaze Chars Warehouse |
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Vallejo |
Flames Erupt At Mare Island Warehouse
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| Sep.15 |
SF Mission |
Three Die In Apartment Fire |
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| Jul.19 |
Livermore |
Thousand-Acre Wildfire Burns |
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| Jun.20 |
SF City Hall |
Fire Chief In Domestic Violence Incident |
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| Jun.5 |
East Contra Costa |
320-acre wildfire |
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| Mar.1 |
Russian Hill |
Explosion and Fire in Apartment Building |
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| Feb.13 |
Los Gatos |
4-Alarm Blaze Claims Life of Firefighter
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| Nov.9 |
Walnut Creek |
5 dead, 4 injured in explosion, fire Map| A construction crew struck an underground oil pipeline. A fire burned several buildings and sent flames high into the air. A backhoe operator ruptured a 10-inch line, releasing a fuel that was ignited by 2 welders using a blowtorch inside the 5-foot-diameter water... | |
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| Oct.12 |
Bay Area |
Bay Area Skies Filled with Smoke and Haze |
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| Aug.9 |
East San Jose |
Fire grown to 1,200 acres |
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| Jul.15 |
South San Jose |
Grass fire grew to 435 acres |
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| Jun.26 |
Martinez |
Fire destroys home, threatens school |
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| Jun.2 |
South San Jose |
11 Businesses Destroyed in Fire
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| Feb.22 |
Santa Clara |
Fire rips through middle school |
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| Jan.10 |
SF City Hall |
Newsom named woman as Fire Chief |
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| Dec.20 |
SF Mission |
Fire causes widespread power outage A fire at an electrical substation has caused an outage affecting about 120,000 customers
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| Nov.12 |
San Rafael |
Thousands honor firefighter killed in SoCal
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| Sep.17 |
East Oakland |
6-alarm fire |
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| Aug.29 |
Alameda County |
Fires around Bay Area top 20,000 acres |
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| May.21 |
Half Moon Bay |
Historic general store destroyed in fire |
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| Aug.19 |
West San Jose |
Fire engulfs huge construction site A 11-alarm fire raged through Santana Row, a nearly $1 billion retail, commercial and residential development
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| May.10 |
Newark |
Huge Fire at Pulp Mill |
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| Apr.7 |
Los Altos Hills |
Blaze destroys Middle Eastern church
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| Mar.16 |
Fisherman's Wharf |
Historic Cannery catches 5-alarm fire
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| Dec.24 |
SF Tenderloin |
Up to 50 people displaced by fire |
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| Sep.22 |
SF Bayview |
4 people dead at fire
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| Jun.25 |
Redwood City |
7-Alarm Fire in Downtown |
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| May.3 |
West Oakland |
Big fire in residential neighborhood |
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| Aug.21 |
Berkeley |
3 people die in fire |
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