2 Oakland fire stations closing for 6 months to help balance city’s $129 million budget deficit
OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) — As Oakland faces a crippling $129 million budget deficit, two firehouses are set to close next week to help close the gap and that could mean slower response times for some residents.
“There are no fire houses that we can afford to close. We need every firehouse we have and then some,” said Oakland Fire Chief Damon Covington.
Covington said data led them to these stations, which are among the least busy.
According to the last published fire response report, Oakland firefighters responded to more than 54,000 calls in 2023.
Fire Station 28 responded to 405 of those and fire station 25 responded to 834 calls. These are the two firehouses set to close.
