On Wednesday, March 16, The Sun had the honor of attending a demonstration of up-to-date water rescue procedures, led by our friends and partners at the Alameda Fire Department.
“The Alameda Sun would like to congratulate Mr. Colburn on his recent retirement and his years of selfless dedication to the safety of our community and thank you for his friendship to our paper and work on this column.
The Jan. 7, 1920, fire that destroyed buildings on Park Street and Webb and Lincoln avenues prompted the Alameda Fire Department (AFD) to purchase not one, but two Seagrave Triple Combination Pumpers.
Alameda Fire Department’s (AFD) Seagrave Model 760 pumper is approaching an important milestone. Dec. 20 marks the 100th anniversary of AFD placing the apparatus in service as Engine No. 2.
The Alameda Fire Department’s (AFD) Home Safety Program provides much-needed services to low-to-moderate income residents older than 62 and to the disabled of any age. The program provides and installs the required 10-year-maintenance-free smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
At 1:20 p.m., Tuesday, June 15, the Alameda Fire Department responded to the report of an unconscious person in the waters of the Oakland Estuary near High Street Bridge. The response involved 16 fire fighters and included the department’s rescue boat.
In January, Encinal High School (EHS) installed eight surveillance cameras in response to the overwhelming number of fire alarms being pulled throughout the course of 2019. The cameras were an attempt to deter students from pulling alarms and setting fires on campus.
The City of Alameda announced that eight additional Alameda firefighters were placed under quarantine on March 13 while they await their COVID-19 test results.
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