New Regional Fire Training Center and Firehouse
The City of Hayward and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District celebrated the opening of a new campus dedicated to fire, rescue and emergency response training and education. The new $82 million campus was constructed with funding from Hayward Measure C sales tax revenue and Chabot-Las Positas Community College District Measure A facility bond proceeds.
Fire Department News
Announcing and inviting feedback on new fire-hazard severity maps
The Hayward Fire Department and Fairview Fire Protection District want to make residents and property owners aware of and invite feedback on new Fire-Hazard Severity Maps covering the City of Hayward and Fairview Fire Protection District. The new maps, released last month by the California State Fire Marshal, cover areas under the jurisdiction of all local fire departments (called Local Responsibility Areas, or LRAs, and assign comparative levels of varying fire-hazard severity based on climate and topography. Under state law, cities and other local governmental agencies are required to adopt or incorporate the new hazard designations of moderate, high and
