The Oakland City Council on Tuesday unanimously passed a resolution to allow three temporarily closed fire stations to re-open, the office of Councilmember Janani Ramachandran announced.
"Closing seven stations would have been about 30% of our capacity in the fire department," Unger told KTVU on Monday. "And it would have been the end of the Oakland Fire Department as we know it.
Oakland firefighters quickly contained a fire on Clara Street, rescuing one person who was later hospitalized.
On Tuesday night, the Oakland City Council considered whether to reopen two fire stations closed in January ... And yes, if it was up to me, I would keep every station fully staffed and open.
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