Some Oakland Hills residents defied fire evacuation order to try and protect their homes
The Oakland Fire Department Chief on Saturday said the fire in the Oakland Hills was 50% contained. Chief Damon Covington said crews would be in the area throughout the day, and they will be removing some eucalyptus trees for safety reasons.
Five-alarm Oakland hills blaze now 50 percent contained
The fire came one day shy of the 33rd anniversary of the 1991 Oakland Hills Fire that killed 25 people, injured 150 others and destroyed more than 3,400 homes.
Firefighters halt forward progress of five-alarm blaze in Oakland Hills
OAKLAND — Firefighters were battling a four-alarm fire Friday in the Oakland Hills that forced evacuations, fire officials said. Oakland Fire spokesperson Michael Hunt said the fire had burned four structures in the area of Mountain Boulevard and Maynard Avenue, near Interstate 580.
Evacuation orders in place for 3-alarm fire near Oakland Hills
The Oakland Fire Department says firefighters are responding to a three-alarm fire burning near the Oakland Hills on Friday afternoon. The fire, according to OFD, is burning near Keller/Mountain on Mountain Boulevard and Maynard.
Hundreds evacuated as fire damages homes in Oakland
Hundreds of residents in Oakland are evacuated due to a brush fire.
Oakland Hills fire in California damages 2 homes, sparks evacuations
Sims told NBC Bay Area that her husband was inside their home when the landscape caught on fire and caused a front window to
Interstate 580 reopens after fire erupts in Oakland hills, 2 homes damaged
LATEST Oct. 18, 6:30 p.m. A fire that damaged two homes in the Oakland Hills on Friday afternoon is at 15% containment, the Oakland Fire Department said in a social media post. Fire crews are putting water in the fire areas and monitoring the winds,
Keller Fire: Evacuations ordered in Oakland after blaze spreads to homes; I-580 reopened
Oakland firefighters responded to a vegetation fire Friday afternoon that spread to at least four structures — including ...
Fire burns hillside homes in Oakland amid day of high winds; residents evacuated
A fast-moving vegetation fire broke out Friday afternoon in the hills of Oakland, California, burning multiple homes before ...
Oakland Hills Fire Nearly Engulfs Major Highway
A fire that burned in Oakland, California, saw clouds of smoke rising nearly engulfing a busy freeway on Friday. The Oakland ...
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Keller Fire shares similarities with 1991 Oakland hills firestorm
Oakland Fire said the Keller Fire and the Tunnel Fire of 1991 share similarities. Both erupted as a result of heavy winds and ...
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Fire breaks out in Oakland Hills amid high winds, Red Flag Warning
The Oakland Fire Department said the two-alarm fire was burning in the area of Interstate Highway 580 and Mountain Boulevard. 2nd Alarm Fire: Crews responding to a vegetation fire at I-580 at ...
Oakland hills Fire: I-580 reopens, forward progress stopped
Firefighters have stopped forward progression of a five-alarm fire near the freeway in Oakland at I-580 and Keller Avenue.
5-alarm Oakland Hills blaze now 50% contained
The fire came one day shy of the 33rd anniversary of the 1991 Oakland-Berkeley hills fire that killed 25 people and destroyed ...
Oakland hills fire a stark reminder of 1991 disaster, but with much better outcome
It all seemed like the same awful recipe that ignited almost exactly 33 years ago in these same hills in what was then the worst wildland-urban fire in American history — and residents and fire ...