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City Vies for Federal Grant to Restore Fire Department Staffing
San Jose is applying for a $3.3 million federal grant that would restore nearly a third of the firefighter positions lost in a round of layoffs in 2010.
San Jose Fire Department Improves 9-1-1 Response Times
Part of the San Jose Fire Department’s lagging 9-1-1 response times may have been just a matter of faulty record keeping.
Cortese Slams San Jose Fire Department for Lagging Response Times
In a press conference that probably wouldn’t have happened if he wasn’t running for mayor, county Supervisor Dave Cortese on Monday lambasted San Jose for cutting fire department staff to the point that paramedics can no longer respond to medical emergencies in time.
City Council’s Campos, Kalra Say Fire Department Analysis Incomplete
An audit of the San Jose Fire Department didn’t include enough analysis of staffing, councilmembers Ash Kalra and Xavier Campos argue in a memo. They want to look into whether the shorter staffing levels are what led to longer response times and loss in overall service. Other items on the council agenda for Tuesday include a settlement with the family of a young child killed by a falling tree and a proposed ordinance to allow street vendors to sell fresh produce in low-income neighborhoods.
City Takes on Fire Department
The budget blues aren’t over yet in San Jose. Mayor Chuck Reed announced that the Firefighters Union has come up $6 million short in its effort to meet the 10 percent cut on salaries and benefits, leaving the city no choice but to eliminate 81 positions. As a result, 51 firefighters will lose their jobs, one station will be closed, and other stations will have to contend with reduced staffing and equipment. It is the first time in the city’s history that firefighters have been laid off
Firefighters Union President: City Plays Politics with Department Response Times
The city recently acknowledged that it was missing thousands of emergency response times when calculating how long it takes first responders from the San Jose Fire Department to arrive on scene. Robert Sapien, president of San Jose’s firefighters union, explains in an op-ed why emergency response times matter not only in life and death situations, but also when calculating the city’s budget.—Editor
Santa Clara County Names First Female Fire Chief
Suwanna Kerdkaew, formerly the department's deputy chief of administration, replaces former chief Tony Bowden, who retired after being on injury leave.
Fire that Destroyed Blossom Hill Home Depot ‘Not Suspicious,’ San Jose Investigators Report
San Jose fire officials reported that no one was injured in the fire, the fire appeared to have started in the lumber area of the store and the cause of the fire was not suspicious.
Santa Clara City Council Fires City Manager Deanna Santana
The vote ended several months of rancor between the former city manager of Sunnyvale and Oakland and a new council majority.
No Suspects, No Injuries after Gunfire Reports at Oakridge Mall in South San Jose
Investigation of shots fired at busy shopping center kept shoppers, workers, sheltered in place.
California’s On Fire, Unplugged and Out of Easy Answers
With California wildfires, it seems that every year brings a new record for “more”: More acres, more frequent, more extreme, more deaths, more destruction.
All Charges Dropped Against Key Defendant in Santa Clara County Sheriff Firearm Permits Trial
The state Attorney General's Office cleared Christopher Schumb of two felony charges Monday morning, citing lack of evidence
Outgunned: Why California’s Groundbreaking Firearms Law is Failing
A 20-year-old California would remove guns from people deemed too dangerous to be armed. The measure, plagued by problems, has not achieved its promise.
Santa Clara County Reports Fewer Fireworks This July 4th
County fire officials said public concern about wildfires and drought conditions may have dampened use of fireworks on Fourth of July weekend.
Fire Agencies Issue Annual Warnings about the Dangers of Fireworks, City Increases Fines for Use and Sale
Updated in December 2020, the City of San José now has some of the steepest fines for illegal fireworks use: $1,000 for the first violation, $2,000 for a second violation within 18 months, and $3,000 for a third violation.
