a couple of homes in the oakland hills were damaged in the keller fire last fall. of them is a repeat target for thieves. it's been hit eight times since that fire in october. da lin spoke to the owners who say they don't know what to do next. >> reporter: 4101 maynard avenue. it is where they raised their children and hosted holiday dinners. until the october 18 kill r fire severely damaged it. >> it is really horrible. it's like they're snatching your heart out all over again. >> reporter: different people broke in to the yellow house eight times to steal anything that was salvageable in november and december. she says they first broke a lock box with keys inside meant for the contractors to gain entry. after that burglary, contractors changed the locks. >> this is one of the ways in which the thieves came if and they just broke the window and literally crawled in and took a whole refrigerator and took it down the street and put it in a vehicle. >> reporter: one of her sons swept in the car parked in the driveway to prevent burglars. and the burglars came back. >

. >>> let me bring you back to the bay area where the keller fire erupted in the oakland hills in octoberrs were able to prevent a larger firestorm, but a couple homes suffered some pretty significant damage. now one of those homes has become a target for thieves, a total of eight times since the fire. our da lin spoke to the frustrated family who just does not know what to do. >> reporter: the homeowners tell me losing their home was tough but say the repeated burglaries have been demoralizing. 4101 maynard avenue, home of 30 years for delane sims and her husband. it was where they raised their children and hosted holiday dinners until the october 18 keller fire severely damaged it. >> it's really horrible like they're snatching your heart out all over again. >> reporter: delane said different people broke into the yellow-tagged house at least eight times to steal anything that was salvageable in november and december. they first broke a lockbox meant for the contractors to gain entry. after that burglary contractors changed the locks. >> this is one of the ways in which the thieves came

she thought it was over when the october keller fire surrounded her home. she credits the firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i'm not going to call it lucky, but we are blessed, blessed because we have again because of the firefighters that saved our house. >> reporter: the keller fire severely damaged her neighbor had's house. she only lost her fence, but once station 28 closes monday, she worries. >> what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fires, neighbors like frederick perry worry about medical emergencies. about six months ago he had a bad fall inside his home. firefighters from station 28 rushed him to the hospital. >> every second counts. they're the emergency response up here and there's a lot of seniors who live up here and it could be the matter of life and death. >> reporter: the fire chief admits there's no way to sugarcoat it. it's a bad situation, but he's forced to temporarily shut down two stations monday due to a large city budget deficit, stations 28 and 25. station 10 was alread

one of the stations is near miller park and the other near where the keller fire broke out. the fire back in october burned through 15 acres on a red flag day. da lin talked to a woman who almost lost her house that day and worried about what happened in the next big emergency. >> station 28, one of two stations in the oakland hills that was shutdown for the next six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city $5 million. they worry losing the stations will lead to catastrophic results. >> reporter: oakland firefighters kicking down a burning fence to get to the flames behind it. that was anita's fence. she thought it was over when the october fire surrounded her home. she credits the firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i am not going to call it lucky but we are blessed. blessed because we have the, again, because of the firefighters that saved our house. >> keller fire damaged her neighbor's house. she only lost her fence. once station 28 closes on monday, she worries response times will be longer. >> upset about it

. >>> when the keller fire erupted in the oakland hills in october, firefighters were able to prevent a larger firestorm, but a couple homes did suffer significant damage and now one of those homes has become a target for thieves, the just once, but eight times. da lin spoke to the homeowner. >> reporter: the homeowners tell me losing their home was tough, but say the repeated burglaries have been demoralizing. 4101 maynard avenue, home of 30 years for delane sims and her husband. it was where they raised their children and hosted holiday dinners until the october 18 keller fire severely damaged it. >> it's really horrible. it's like they're kind of snatching your heart out all over again. >> reporter: delane says different people broke into the yellow-tagged house at least eight times to steal anything that was salvageable in november and december. she says they first broke the lockbox with keys inside meant for the contractors to gain entry. after that burglary contractors changed the locks. is that this is one of the ways the thieves came in, broke a window, crawled in, took a whol

she thought it was over, when the october 18 keller fire surrounded her home. she credits the firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i'm not going to call it lucky, but we are blessed. blessed because we have, again, because of the firefighters that saved our house. >> reporter: the keller fire severely damaged her neighbor's house. she only lost her fence. but once station 28 closes on monday, she worries response times will be much longer. >> pretty upset about it also. because what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fires, but neighbors like frederick perry worry about medical emergencies. about six months ago, he had a bat fall inside his home. firefighters from station 28 rushed him to the hospital. >> every emergency counts. there's a lot of seniors that live here. >> reporter: the fire chief admits there is no way to sugar coat it. it's a bad situation. but he's forced to temporarily shut down two stations on monday due to a large city budget deficit. stations 28 and 25. station 10 was already clo

. >> reporter: engine 25 and 28 were some of the first on scene back in october when the keller fire broke out, and even the fire chief admitted it may have been a much different scenario had the station been closed when that fire broke out. >> the amount of work that they did initially made a difference between saving the houses on campus drive versus talking about a very different experience with tens of millions of dollars of loss. >> reporter: dennis adams lived a couple miles from where the keller fire broke out, he said the area by engine 28 is a popular dumping site of cars that are often set ablaze with combustion materials nearby. >> a fire could potentially spread along the hillside. >> he and others are calling on elected officials to reconsider the closures, the newly elected council member for district 7 tells me he is committed to finding the funds to reopen the station in his district. >> he said they would keep it closed for approximately five months, six months, and then they will close another one and reopen this. that is not good enough for me. i'm going to push th

. >> reporter: both stations that shut their doors were some of the first on scene when the keller fire broke out and even the fire chief admitted it may have been a much different scenario had the stations been closed when that fire broke out. >> the amount of work they did initially made the difference between saving the houses up on campus drive versus we would be talking about a very different experience with tens of millions of dollars in fire loss and potentially life lost. >> reporter: dennis adams lives just a couple miles from where the keller fire broke out. he says the area by engine 28 is a popular dumping site for cars that are often set ablaze with combustible materials nearby. >> the difference between a fire really spreading and potentially destroying hillside versus a fire put out away right down the street could be this firehouse being open and not being open. >> reporter: he and others are calling on elected officials to reconsider the closures. ken houston is the newly elected council member for district 7 and tells me he's committed to finding the funds to reopen th

she thought it was over when the october 18 keller fire surrounded her home. she credits firefighters at station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i am not going to call it lucky. but we are blessed. blessed again because of the firefighters that save our house. >> reporter: keller fire severely damaged her neighbor's house. she only lost her fence. once station 28 closes monday, she worries response times will be much longer. >> pretty upset about it also. what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fires but neighbors like frederick worry about medical emergencies. about six months ago he had a bad fall inside his home. firefighters from station 28 rushed him to the hospital. >> every second counts. they're the emergency response here. there are a lot of seniors who live up here, and it could be a matter of life or death. >> reporter: the fire chief admits there is no way to sugar coat it. it's a bad situation. but he is forced to temporarily shut down two stations monday due to a large city budget deficit. stations 28 and

. >>> thanks, major, she almost lost her home in the recent keller fire. in the oakland hills worry they will be left without help during their next emergency. >> what if there is another, another fire? >> it could be a matter of life and death. >> tonight, the message from oakland's fire chief. >>> a new focus on health in the new year. while the nation's top doctor encouraging expanding warning labels on alcohol, california tries to get tougher on junk food. >>> he has four championship rings as coach of the warriors, tonight, steve kerr has another piece of hardware to brag about. >> i will forever treasure this, the key to the city. >>> this is cbs news bay area with juliette goodrich. >> thanks for joining us tonight i'm anne makovic in for juliette. the impact for the budget issues getting real. two of the fire stations, station 25 and 28 will be temporarily shutting down starting on monday because there is not enough money to operate them right now. one of the stations is near miller park and the other near where the keller fire broke out. the fire

fire. >> the collaboration across our region, as we saw in the keller fire. everyone's prepared to respond to a major incident, no matter where it is in the region. i don't think we had that in 1991. we trained the same way across the county. we use the same equipment across the county that some of the issues that we've had, that we learned from the 1991 fire. >> new city council member zach unger says the la fires highlight the year round fire danger in california, and why oakland needs to find budget solutions to prevent the temporary fire station closures taking effect this year. >> we are a very vulnerable area. we have built deeply into the wildland urban interface, and we need to make sure that we have the resources both to prevent fires and then also to attack them when they happen. >> one other area of concern for residents is whether oakland could have problems with the fire hydrants, water supply and pressure as they saw down in los angeles. the fire chief says that oakland has 3200 fire hydrants, all owned by east bay mud, and there are plans to ha

the owner says she thought it was over when the october 18 keller fire surrounded her home. she credits firefighters a the station 28 and nearby stations for saving her neighborhood. >> i am not going to call it lucky. we are blessed because of the firefighters that saved our life. >> reporter: the keller fire severely damaged her neighbor's house. she only lost her fence. once station 28 closes she worries response times will be longer. >> pretty upset about it. what if there will be another fire? >> reporter: not just fires, neighbors like frederick worry about medical emergencies. he says about six months ago he had a bad fall inside his home. firefighters from station 28 rushed him to the hospital. >> every second counts. they're the emergency response up here. there are a lot of seniors who live up here. it can be matter of life or death. >> reporter: the fire chief admits there is no way to sugar coat it. it is a bad situation. he is force the to temporarily shut down two stations most than due to large city budget deficit. stations 28 and 25. station 10 was already cl

fire. >> the collaboration across our region, as we saw in the keller fire. everyone's prepared to respond to a major incident, no matter where it is in the region. i don't think we had that in 1991. we trained the same way across the county. we use the same equipment across the county that some of the issues that we've had, that we learned from the 1991 fire. >> i was a firefighter until about two weeks ago. i worked the keller fire a few months ago. >> new city council member zach unger says the la fires highlight the year round fire danger in california, and why oakland needs to find budget solutions to prevent the temporary fire station closures taking effect this year. >> we are a very vulnerable area. we have built deeply into the wildland urban interface, and we need to make sure that we have the resources both to prevent fires and then also to attack them when they happen. >> fire chief covington says he wants to thank oakland residents for passing measure m this past november. that is a 20 year special tax that will go to help fund wildfire safety pr

fire. >> the collaboration across our region, as we saw in the keller fire, everyone's prepared to respondjor incident, no matter where it is in the region. i don't think we had that in 1991. we trained the same way across the county. we use the same equipment across the county that some of the issues that we've had, that we learned from the 1991 fire. >> new city council member zach unger says the la fires highlight the year round fire danger in california, and why oakland needs to find budget solutions to prevent the temporary fire station closures taking effect this year. >> we are a very vulnerable area. we have built deeply into the wildland urban interface, and we need to make sure that we have the resources both to prevent fires and then also to attack them when they happen. >> one other area of concern for residents is whether oakland could have problems with the fire hydrants, water supply and pressure as they saw down in los angeles. the fire chief says that oakland has 3200 fire hydrants, all owned by east bay mud, and there are plans to have meetings with the fire agencies to d

. >>> the chief says the temporary closures will slow down response times to incidents like the keller fire which burned roughly 15 acres in the oakland hills back in october. da lin spoke to a homeowner who says she might have lost everything if those stations were closed. >> reporter: station 28, it's one of two stations in the oakland hills that will shut down for the next six months. the fire chief says the closures will save the city about $5 million, but neighbors worry losing the stations will lead to catastrophic results. oakland firefighters kicking down a burning fence to get to the flames

our da lin spoke with one woman who said her house would have likely burned during the recent keller fire in the oakland hills had the stations been shut down then. >> there's a lot of seniors who live up here and it could be a matter of life and death. >> it doesn't change how we operate. it changes the amount of time to get to that call. >> we know every second can count in those situations. the chief is hoping to reopen the stations in the summer before the peak wildfire months, but other stations could also be browned out in the coming months depending on that budget situation. we'll continue to follow it. >>> a judge in new york ruling that president-elect donald trump will face no legal penalties for his conviction in the so-called hush money case. mr. trump asked the court to throw out the jury's verdict after he was reelected, but today the judge rejected that and set a sentencing hearing for january 10th , a week from today. he gave trump the option to appear in person or virtually but signaled trump will not serve any time behind bars. instead trump appears to be headed for

oakland city council had the to fire stations closed earlier this week been shuttered during oakland's keller fire. >> oakland could have seen the same devastation. los angeles is seeing now. >> you know, if we hadn't hat a little luck and tremendous amount support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. oakland fire chief damon covington says shuttering to fire stations. >> to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit is a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call councilmember rebecca kaplan did offer some hope and the next several weeks the city will be receiving an unexpected 2.6 million dollars due to greater than expected revenu

few in oakland can forget oakland's keller fire. it had all the makings of another firestorm but was quickly contained with little damage. you know, if we hadn't hat. >> a little luck and tremendous amount of support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. but oakland fire chief tim in covington told new members of the city council thursday that even with help from other agencies, a similar event now could and in devastation like los angeles now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have a full complement of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks the to fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emerg

who went through the keller fire last year in the open hills are trying to plan for their future. >> reporter: the fire is raging in and around los angeles are fueling questions for those in oakland neighborhoods vulnerable to wildfires. delaine sims, who lost her oakland hills home to a brush fire in october, is now pushing for neighbors to prepare for what to do in case of an emergency. >> we need to be proactive. to get as much information as possible to come together and be a think tank and support for each other. >> reporter: sims neighborhood is one of the districts in the wake of oakland budget deficit. she says it's imperative for them to -- and prepare for safe measures . both sims and the fire state counsel shared critical to to help those impacted by the fire to prepare and recover. >> some people can recover from that but there's a lot of people who can't . it's a very difficult or it -- recover emotionally and mentally. it's very difficult. so that's important as well. >> reporter: hutchins, one of the neighbors, says the fires played a role in how to protect her family

the incoming us president ident suggested keller, that would be better off the coming to the american state, continuing under the prime minister leadership many people in canada loved being the 51st aid justin to don't knew this and resigned together. what a great nation it would be. it is in fact a needle and it sort of trump is good at it while the people like it or not reminding canada. so who's in charge when it comes to tariff negotiations, when it comes to, you know, the political discourse, who's in charge and who is negotiating from a position of weakness and that is kind of like it or not. so it's not a serious proposal. it's never going to happen then. it's not even something that america would want to happen. but it is reminding canada as to their position at the bargaining table. and it's a reminder that trump is in charge. america pretty much, you know, calls the shots whether canada likes it or not, and they should negotiate accordingly. i just want to add play again, what he said because i think it was, it was one of the the focal point solve is premiership at the vacci

kron four's dan kerman reports few in oakland can forget oakland's keller fire. it had all the makings of another firestorm but was quickly contained with little damage. you know, if we hadn't at. >> a little luck and tremendous amount of support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. but oakland fire chief tim in covington told new members of the city council thursday that even with help from other agencies, a similar event now could and in devastation like los angeles now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks the to fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full compliment. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to emergencies per person is having a

jim keller, california resident: we have been monitoring the fires every day, viewing the cal fire mapnd speeds, wind direction, trying to assess whether we're in particular danger for the day or not. stephanie: back in l.a. county, gale-force winds reached upwards of 50 miles per hour. forecasters say that's strong enough to blow still-smoldering embers miles beyond the fire lines. when they can take off, aircraft are blasting hard-to-reach canyons with hot pink flame retardant. on the ground, firefighters are removing brush, trees or anything that could act as tinder. the efforts have kept the already historic infernos at bay for the past two days. >> the massive, massive destruction is unimaginable until you actually see it. stephanie: l.a. mayor karen bass, who has faced criticism over funding for the fire department and being away when the fires broke out, said she assessed the damage on an aerial tour. karen bass: it's one thing to see it on television. it's another thing to see it from air. while we're preparing for the next couple of days, we also want to move into the time whe

california, he says had the 2 fire stations closed earlier this week been shuttered during october's keller fire. then oakland could have seen the same devastation that we're seeing play out in los angeles right now. >> we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks per person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away because now we're coming from 4 districts. a way to get to that call. >> the city is receiving more than 2 and a half million dollars in the next several weeks from unexpected revenue with the oakland coliseum and rena sale last year. but even if that unexpected, money is able to say one of those 2 fire stations for more are still slated to close in february. >> we've got the very latest at kron 4 dot com. we have all of the information on the fires. so head there and you'll find out about the latest containment, which scott a little bit better this morning. but meantime, again, so many structures have burned down. so many people killed that that the news is just h

hard to say when we know our neighbors and so keller having such a hard time, we will be in the 60'ssistently through the afternoon. back to john. we are covering what's happening southern california. there's to bay area crews are there already. and some, of course, will be on the way to help out. >> this is from our sister station and they have been out that are just consumed by flames. now, let's take a listen into their coverage. grace isn't enough to be. on this team. >> you know, i've a lot being on this team and it's it's what it is. it's a team, but it really good team. but ultimately it's time to go now o it's time to go and i'm going to go out to my mom's house and simon probably stay there. so. . >> i'm so sorry for your house for your loss of your neighborhood. so >> i just you know, pray for everybody here. really. it's. this is broke my heart literally and some disbelief right now. it's going to take some time to deal with this process. really? it really because like i said, i've been here for really itit rerealall >> in every block in every direction is like this. every

. >> few in oakland can forget oakland's keller fire.had all the makings of another firestorm but was quickly contained with little damage. you know, if we hadn't hat. >> a little luck and tremendous amount support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. but oakland fire chief tim in covington told new members of the city council thursday. >> that even with help from other agencies, a similar event now could end in devastation like los angeles. now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have few minutes, the meant that. >> fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks. the 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond

. >> few in oakland can forget oakland's keller fire.had all the makings of another firestorm but was quickly contained with little damage. you know, if we hadn't at. >> a little luck and tremendous amount of support from our region. it would have been catastrophic. but oakland fire chief tim in covington told new members of the city council thursday. >> that even with help from other agencies, a similar event now could end in devastation like los angeles. now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago, we could be looking the same way la looks. the 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full complement. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respond to eme

. >> few in oakland can forget oakland's keller fire. it had all the makings of another firestorm but was quickly contained with little damage. you know, if we hadn't at a little luck and tremendous amount of support from our region. >> it would have been catastrophic. but oakland fire chief tim in covington told new members of the city council thursday. >> that even with help from other agencies, a similar event now could end in devastation like los angeles. now that the city has closed 2 fire stations when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. >> 3 months ago, we could be looking the same way la looks. the 2 fire stations were shuttered to help close 129 million dollar budget deficit. >> covington says it's a gamble. the city cannot afford. we have our full complement. we're rolling the dice. we don't have a full compliment. we're really playing russian roulette. the closure of stations. 25 28 for the next 6 months is expected to save the city 5 million dollars. but the closures mean it will take fire crews longer to respo

back in october, the keller fire burned 15 acres in the oakland hills and damaged at least two homesnd displaced hundreds of residents. the union representing oakland firefighters says fire trucks from closing stations 25 and 28 were among the first there. >> absolutely. they were among the first companies that were on scene fighting that fire. so without a doubt that that entire incident would have gone very differently with the absence of just these two fire engines, for sure. >> a lot of trees, a lot of houses, a lot of big houses. and it gets really dry in the summer. so yeah, that's scary. >> the oakland fire chief explained on friday that this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed for at least six months and save the city $5 million. he added. these are considered to be the least busy stations in the city. firefighters from both of these stations will be sent to other stations across the city, and these closures are expected to last at least until july. live in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. >> the santa cruz wharf is of

says had those 2 f%re stations which were closed earlier this week that shuttered during october's kellerl, he says oakland could very well dealt with the devastation that we're seeing right now in los angeles. >> we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago. we could be looking the same way la looks per person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away because now we're coming from 4 districts. a way to get to that call. >> well, the city is set to receive a little more than 2 and a half million dollars in the next several weeks from that sale of the oakland coliseum and a reno last year. but even if that money does save, may be one of the 2 fire stations. don't forget that 4 more are slated to close in february. >> and if you're looking to help those affected by the wildfires, there are dozens of organizations to donate to everything from the red cross, the salvation army, even los angeles fire department foundation has set up. found basically place for you to donate to kron four's. rob nesbitt takes a closer look.

back in october, the keller fire burned 15 acres in the oakland hills and damaged at least two homesisplaced hundreds of residents. the union representing oakland firefighters says fire trucks from closing stations 25 and 28 were among the first there. >> absolutely. they were among the first companies that were on scene fighting that fire. so without a doubt that that entire incident would have gone very differently with the absence of just these two fire engines, for sure. >> a lot of trees, a lot of houses, a lot of big houses. and it gets really dry in the summer. so yeah, that's scary. >> the oakland fire chief explained on friday that this is a brownout process that will keep the stations closed for at least six months and save the city $5 million, he added. these are considered to be the least busy stations in the city. fire firefighters from these stations will now move to other fire stations, and these closures are expected to last at least through july. live in oakland. lena howland, abc seven news. >> all right, lena, thank you. people are braving the cold to pay their res

we are have been the beneficiary of mutual aid as recently as the keller fire several months ago.t to make sure that we're being good neighbors and good stewards in the fire service. so whenever someone has a major incident throughout our state, we're going to supply resources. >> when i see these pictures and i think, well, you know, that could have been us. that could be us. how do you balance maintaining safety here at home while also helping our neighbors down south? >> oakland is always first, so whenever we send resources out, we make sure that we have specific coverage, the necessary coverage in case because we are, we could be in that same position today, you know. so we have to make sure we have resources here to fight any fire, earthquake, whatever comes. we have to make sure that we're fully staffed. so once we make sure that we're covered from oakland's perspective, then we can offer up resources to send out. >> are they working around the clock? is it 12 on? 12 off? how does that work? yeah. >> right now they're working 12 on 12 off. but it really just depends on what