san leandro fire

Plan proposed to move County Fire operations out of San Leandro

September 18, 2008

SAN LEANDRO — The Alameda County Fire Department wants to consolidate its top operations and maintenance services into a former Chevron document warehouse in Dublin, Fire Chief Sheldon Gilbert said Wednesday. The disclosure came during a meeting of the San Leandro City Council’s finance committee. Gilbert said the department wants to merge fire administration, training, [...]

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San Leandro Woman Jumps From Apartment Fire into Blanket

July 30, 2008

It was like something out of an old movie, but it really happened last night in San Leandro: A woman jumped from her burning, second-story apartment and was caught by four strong neighbors holding a blanket. “It’s common seeing people helping others during a fire,” Alameda County Fire Battalion Chief T.J. Welch said. “But I [...]

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