Local News Gilead grant aids new fire department training facility in Foster City Updated Apr 13, 2025 The San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department has opened a new training center building in Foster City after Gilead Sciences provided a grant, of…
Local News New chief for San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department Daily Journal staff report Jan 19, 2022 Kent Thrasher, a deputy fire chief with more than three decades of experience in the fire service profession, has been named as chief of the S…
+2 Local News Featured Holiday giving persists despite hardship in San Mateo County By Sierra Lopez Daily Journal staff Dec 18, 2020 Annual holiday gift drives have been a long-held tradition for many San Mateo County agencies but COVID-19 safety concerns have complicated gi…
Local News Featured Four-alarm fire spurs some evacuations in Belmont hills By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff Sep 22, 2020 A four-alarm vegetation fire broke out in the Belmont hills late Monday afternoon prompting evacuations before a massive response of fire pers…
Local News Featured Five kittens rescued at San Mateo Fire Academy Bay City News Service Jun 29, 2020 Five tiny kittens were saved through a joint rescue operation between Peninsula Humane Society & SPCA and the San Mateo Consolidated Fire …
Local News Employee of San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department tests positive for COVID-19Â Daily Journal staff report Mar 27, 2020 A San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department first responder has tested positive for COVID-19, the department announced Thursday.
Local News San Mateo fire employee tests positive for COVID-19 Bay City News ServiceUpdated Mar 26, 2020 A San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department employee has tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, the department announced Thursday.
Local News Man dies after Belmont fire Daily Journal staff report Dec 19, 2019 A Belmont man died from injuries sustained in a house fire that ignited Tuesday afternoon on Chula Vista Drive, according to the San Mateo Cor…
Local News San Mateo County fire maps taking shape By Zachary Clark Daily Journal staff Nov 1, 2019 As wildfires burn in the Bay Area and throughout the state, the San Mateo Consolidated Fire Department is analyzing wildfire danger in the thr…