May 3, 2021 Fire Department says Downtown San Jose Gas Leak Contained By Bay City News A gas pipe was struck during construction on a residential unit earlier that morning. Read More 1
March 5, 2021 Crews Respond to Two-Alarm Fire in Downtown San Jose By Bay City News The blaze, near the Guadalupe Freeway, has closed West St. John Street between Almaden Boulevard and North Autumn Street. Read More 1
March 3, 2021 Ladder Climbers: Women Aim to End Longtime Gender Inequity in Silicon Valley Firefighting By Jennifer Wadsworth Even as gender equality in most traditionally male sectors has improved, women in Santa Clara County continue to be shut out of firefighting. Read More 5
February 10, 2021 San Jose Again Mulls Scrapping Highrise Fire Safety Code By Jennifer Wadsworth Without air-refilling stations in San Jose’s highrises, firefighters say they’d have to lug metal oxygen tanks up flight after flight of stairs. Read More 24
January 7, 2021 UPDATE: Four-Alarm Fire Burns in Downtown San Jose By Silicon Valley Newsroom The flames engulfed a vacant building on San Fernando Street. Read More 0
August 22, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Lightning Fires Consume More Than a Million Acres Across California By Silicon Valley Newsroom More than 13,000 firefighters throughout the state are battling record blazes that have darkened skies and forced 100,000 evacuations. Read More 0
August 22, 2020 SCU Complex Continues Southeastward Spread, Grows Overnight to 291,000 Acres By Jennifer Wadsworth Wildfires east of Santa Clara Valley have burned through nearly 300,000 acres with only 10 percent containment today, per Cal Fire. Read More 0
August 21, 2020 LIVE UPDATES: Bay Area Lightning Fires Keep Growing By Silicon Valley Newsroom The latest news about the SCU and CZU fire complexes surrounding Santa Clara County, where some evacuation orders remain in effect. Read More 5
June 27, 2020 San Jose Urges Residents to Report Illegal Fireworks By Grace Hase Residents can report firework violations through the city's “Snap, Click and Report” portal or by calling 408.535.5600 or 311. Read More 6
May 8, 2020 Two-Alarm Blaze Damages Home Daycare in Downtown San Jose By Amani Hamed Officials say there were no children in the building at the time and that there were no injuries reported. The cause of the fire is unknown. Read More 0
March 17, 2020 Coronavirus Updates, March 17, 2020: South Bay Hunkers Down By Silicon Valley Newsroom As COVID-19 testing slowly ramps up throughout the U.S., most of the Bay Area hunkers down at home. Welcome to day one of the lockdown. Read More 5
March 12, 2020 San Jose Firefighters Test Positive for Coronavirus By Silicon Valley Newsroom As of today, the city reports that 16 are back at work and 52 remain on paid leave to avoid passing the illness on to other people. Read More 1
March 12, 2020 WATCH: Coronavirus Update at San Jose International Airport By Silicon Valley Newsroom Silicon Valley officials held a press conference at SJC to share updates about the outbreak and demand answers from the federal government. Read More 1
November 19, 2019 Couple Pleads Guilty in $4M Arson, Insurance Fraud Case By Nicholas Chan All told, Tyler and Kim Chen attempted to claim nearly $5.7 million in damages, of which $4 million was paid out by five insurance companies. Read More 0
October 27, 2019 PG&E Power Outage Impacts 22,500 Residents in San Jose By Grace Hase At a Sunday morning press conference, Deputy City Manager Kip Harkness said the impact to San Jose is “relatively small.” Read More 5
October 9, 2019 SJ Leaders Urge Residents to Brace Themselves, Drive with Caution During PG&E Shutdown By Grace Hase Officials want people to avoid driving in blackout areas and to remember that powered-off traffic lights render intersections a four-way stop. Read More 7
