The sheriff is obligated to follow the board’s budget guidelines, while the Board of Supervisors is not allowed to interfere ...

The toll might not have been as bad if extra engines had been pre-positioned much closer to the most fire-prone areas, former ...

On Friday, city officials welcomed seven new fire department emergency communications dispatchers during a graduation ceremony at the safety complex on Carew Street.

Stanislaus County leaders held a discussion Tuesday about call transfer times as they sorted through an ongoing controversy ...

It provides emergency dispatch services for most fire and law ... Dirkse told supervisors that multi-agency dispatch centers are unusual in California. Most counties have law enforcement-only ...