Fire/Wildfire Archives - Redwood City Pulse

Medical calls make up nearly two-thirds of Redwood City fire responses

by Miranda de Moraes August 20, 2026 11:18 amAugust 20, 2026 11:18 am

Firefighters respond to about 12,000 incidents annually across Redwood City and neighboring communities.

Air quality advisory extended as wildfire smoke impacts Bay Area

by Bay City News Service August 5, 2026 1:13 pmAugust 5, 2026 1:57 pm

Air quality advisory issued as wildfire smoke drifts into Bay Area

by Bay City News Service August 4, 2026 1:30 pmAugust 4, 2026 1:58 pm

An aerial view shows a large plume of smoke rising from a forest fire along a coastal area, with the propeller of a plane visible in the foreground.

Smoke from Sonoma County’s Woodside Fire extends Spare the Air alert to Saturday

by Bay City News Service July 31, 2026 2:28 pmAugust 1, 2026 9:11 am

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Grateful owner meets firefighters who rescued dog-paddling pooch from Bay

by Sydney Feldman July 23, 2026 9:41 amJuly 24, 2026 9:19 am

Heroic plumbers rescue woman from burning house, then go right back to work

by Sydney Feldman July 22, 2026 1:01 pmJuly 23, 2026 9:14 am

Firefighters douse brushfire in Menlo Park near Meta headquarters

by Arden Margulis July 8, 2026 3:30 pmJuly 8, 2026 3:31 pm

SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory’s Menlo Park campus boasts an array of distinctive and historic buildings, headlined by the 2-mile-long klystron gallery, the building that sits on top of the longest linear particle accelerator in the world. SLAC is operated by Stanford University for the U.S. Department of Energy. Courtesy Andy Freeberg & Matt Beardsley / SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory

Firefighters clear overheating equipment at Stanford lab

by B. Sakura Cannestra July 8, 2026 9:56 amJuly 8, 2026 11:36 am

Three-alarm structure fire victims need help rebuilding

by Miranda de Moraes June 16, 2026 10:40 amJune 16, 2026 10:41 am

Four injured, dozens displaced in three-alarm fire at Whipple Avenue apartment building

by Bay City News Service and Redwood City Pulse staff May 25, 2026 7:53 pmMay 27, 2026 7:54 am

Battery tests sparked two fires at Tesla lab in Palo Alto

by Gennady Sheyner February 10, 2026 7:31 pmFebruary 11, 2026 10:41 am

House fire in Emerald Hills leads to road closures

by Miranda de Moraes February 9, 2026 4:12 pmFebruary 10, 2026 11:23 am

Hassett Hardware’s big project: reopening after fiery crash

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi January 26, 2026 10:09 amJanuary 26, 2026 4:13 pm

Pilot’s report of ‘erratically’ flying paraglider triggers search at SLAC campus

by Arden Margulis January 19, 2026 11:20 amJanuary 19, 2026 2:12 pm

‘Near-miss’ sends firefighters searching for crashed paraglider at SLAC campus

by Arden Margulis January 17, 2026 12:48 pmJanuary 20, 2026 8:58 am

A Spare the Air alert in the Bay Area and Flex Alert across California have been issued for Sept. 8, 2022. Courtesy Getty Images.

Spare the Air Alert extended through Saturday

by Bay City News Service January 15, 2026 2:00 pmJanuary 15, 2026 2:12 pm

Fire in bathroom fan forces evacuation at Atherton elementary school

by Arden Margulis January 6, 2026 1:23 pmJanuary 6, 2026 2:57 pm

CalFire plans managed burn at Huddart Park

by Almanac staff January 5, 2026 8:26 amJanuary 5, 2026 9:58 am

Three-alarm fire destroys building in North Fair Oaks

by Zoe Morgan December 20, 2025 9:34 pmDecember 20, 2025 9:35 pm

Redwood City Ace Hardware temporarily closed after vehicle crash and fire

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi December 17, 2025 7:01 amDecember 17, 2025 10:18 am

Vehicle crashes, catches fire at Woodside Plaza

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi December 15, 2025 6:52 pmDecember 17, 2025 9:18 am

Woman injured in Redwood City apartment fire dies days later

by Miranda de Moraes December 10, 2025 11:00 amDecember 10, 2025 11:04 am

Firefighters respond to residential fire in Portola Valley

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi November 21, 2025 3:56 pmNovember 24, 2025 10:42 am

Redwood City neighbors exalt Avenue Liquors fire victims

by Miranda de Moraes November 17, 2025 4:20 pmNovember 17, 2025 4:20 pm

Fire breaks out at North Fair Oaks business, no reported injuries

by Emma Montalbano November 15, 2025 12:14 pmNovember 19, 2025 12:35 pm

Menlo Park fire district reveals $120 million plan for new HQ, station

by Arden Margulis November 11, 2025 3:51 pmNovember 11, 2025 4:37 pm

Identities of those killed in Redwood City liquor store fire released

by Miranda de Moraes November 10, 2025 12:31 pmNovember 11, 2025 3:17 pm

Alleged mattress arson at Redwood City apartments; $100K bail

by Miranda de Moraes November 7, 2025 8:23 pmNovember 11, 2025 3:08 pm

2 dead in liquor store fire in Redwood City

by Michelle Iracheta November 3, 2025 11:12 amNovember 4, 2025 10:58 am

Arson suspected in weekend fire

by Michelle Iracheta November 1, 2025 2:32 pmNovember 3, 2025 11:42 am

Smoke expected Tuesday as prescribed burn conducted near I-280

by Arden Margulis October 27, 2025 4:03 pmOctober 27, 2025 7:07 pm

California prepares for fire risk as storms bring lightning threat

by Bay City News Service September 21, 2025 3:48 pmOctober 10, 2025 5:08 pm

Responders say they were ‘very lucky’ that Edgewood Fire wasn’t a disaster

by Bay City News Service September 10, 2025 8:17 amSeptember 10, 2025 8:22 am

Fire sparked by car shut down I-280 in Redwood City, burned 10 acres

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi August 30, 2025 5:58 pmAugust 31, 2025 3:00 pm

Air District issues advisory due to smoke from Canadian wildfires

by Bay City News Service June 2, 2025 1:35 pmJune 2, 2025 1:41 pm

Redwood City set to finalize new fire maps: No ‘Very High’ zones remain

by Simmerdeep Kaur May 15, 2025 2:23 pmMay 15, 2025 2:24 pm

County hosts first wildfire preparedness fair

by Angela Swartz May 1, 2025 11:00 amMay 1, 2025 11:01 am

Redwood City Fire hosts Guatemalan delegation

by Joshua Picazo May 1, 2025 10:42 amMay 1, 2025 10:47 am

Redwood City event shares wildfire safety tips

by Simmerdeep Kaur April 18, 2025 11:05 amApril 18, 2025 11:10 am

San Mateo County to host wildfire preparedness event

by Simmerdeep Kaur April 11, 2025 11:00 amApril 11, 2025 11:00 am

Menlo Park woman recounts narrow escape from L.A. fires and 364-mile journey to find a new home

by David Goll March 27, 2025 5:11 pmJuly 14, 2025 2:30 pm

Woodside Fire celebrates 100 years

by Angela Swartz March 25, 2025 8:19 amMarch 26, 2025 8:44 am

Fire officials: Time to check smoke alarms

by Bay City News Service March 10, 2025 10:39 amMarch 10, 2025 11:03 am

Menlo Park's new Fire Station 6, with its drive-through bay (left) and a display of a vintage fire engine (right). Photo courtesy of Menlo Park Fire Protection District.

County supes promise mental health services for first responders

by Bay City News Service February 26, 2025 9:51 amFebruary 26, 2025 9:52 am

Nicholas Gurr, a California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection firefighter one, turns away from the heat of the fire while supervising a controlled burn at the entrance of Huddart Park in Woodside on Feb. 18, 2020. Photo by Magali Gauthier.

Becker hosts wildfire safety town hall with local agencies

by Jennifer Yoshikoshi February 21, 2025 4:16 pmFebruary 24, 2025 8:15 am

Overnight fire damages housing construction project

by Clay Lambert February 8, 2025 12:37 pmFebruary 10, 2025 8:58 am

Menlo Park Fire Protection District recruiting for new fire marshal

by Hannah Bensen February 5, 2025 12:06 pmFebruary 6, 2025 10:48 am

Cause of 2024 North Fair Oaks affordable housing development fire classified as ‘undetermined’

by Hannah Bensen January 30, 2025 2:18 pmJanuary 30, 2025 3:01 pm

Redwood City appoints new fire chief

by Simmerdeep Kaur January 24, 2025 10:54 amJanuary 24, 2025 11:14 am

Emergency flight brings shelter animals to the Peninsula after LA fires

by Simmerdeep Kaur January 20, 2025 4:24 pmJanuary 21, 2025 10:47 am

San Mateo County: Free webinar on wildfire preparedness Tuesday

by Bay City News Service January 20, 2025 9:57 amJanuary 20, 2025 11:25 am

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