These guys were amazing yesterday, I got a ring stuck on my finger, I had no idea I would get the…read morehelp i needed. These guys literally came to my rescue. Kind ,gentle and extremely professional, oh and lots of fun. Thank you for being so helpful guys.

Today, the firemen at this station were doing a safety check on one of their engines. My 2 1/2 year…read moreold grandson was glued to his bedroom window from a high floor of his apartment building across the street as the extension ladder began to "grow." When each of the two firemen took their individual turn to climb to the top of the ladder, they took the time to wave back to a little, fast past hand waving enthusiastically at them. This was a major highlight for this little boy - thank you Station 8.

Is there any reason every fire department truck and ambulance has slowly been driving up and down…read moreUniversity Avenue with sirens blaring honking their horns for the last eight hours straight? Is every f***ing house in Berkeley on fire? What is your problem?

Great team at this station. They responded in record time Sunday evening and delivered me to Kaiser…read moreOakland ER. To reciprocate I have an order from Mountain Mike's on it's way to the station now! Enjoy Sharon Harkey

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

So the women and men of Station 5 are who you want to see when your neighbor decides to make BBQ…read moreinside with her propane stove. Now, I may be biased because my uncle is a retired fireman, but I am impressed by Station 5's no nonsense approach and teamwork.

My one star review is solely based upon two separate incidents that occurred when I was working…read morewith a student housing office. Short version: horrible experience with receptionist over prolonged period; horrible experience with a specific firefighter who "shamed" me for not knowing better and calling 9-1-1. The receptionist was unorganized; misplaced faxed documents and claimed I never faxed them; LIED to students that they weren't supposed to submit the paperwork to the office but rather directly to the department. [per policy they were to submit it to the housing office and I would fax it to the department and retain the original for our records]. Another incident occurred that same school year, in which I made the decision to call 9-1-1 because of the state my friend was in. I was definitely hesitant about calling because he told me not to call but I said "better safe than sorry." Basically when I did call, operator somehow "diagnoses" what's going on with my friend and so while the firefighters thought it was "alcohol withdrawal" all I described was: uncontrollable shaking or shivering, couldn't tell which one, labored breathing, inability to hold himself up and the inability to focus his eyes. One firefighter said "this was a fucking waste of time" proceeded to ask who called and tried to shame me for calling and telling me that I "should have known better than to think it was alcohol withdrawal." Looking back, I wished I cursed him out (not ignorantly) but in a way that got him to see his own ignorance. Obviously I'm not a firefighter, not a paramedic or anything related to a professional in the medical field. Just because I am a college student, it doesn't mean I know what all sorts of alcohol related emergencies look like. It also doesn't mean I drink, he heavily implied that, and I'm actually sober. He needs to learn to be professional and understand that there are going to be unintentional "bad" 9-1-1 calls that are out of genuine concern and lack of knowledge in the actual level of seriousness in situations.

I don't know you, but I love you! Heartfelt thanks for what you do! Saved my house and my animals…read morefrom the Oakland Hills Fire 09/26/2017!

great bunch of guys here whom welcome us mtb'ers pit stopping here. fun talking to, very friendly,…read morecracking jokes and reminding us to be safe and to have fun. can't go wrong with that?!

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"

Wetm by to visit and see the rigs and was met by a very friendly crew. They were hospitable and…read morewere full of advice for future firefighters. I hope to be back soon for another visit and look forward to visiting them in the future.

Thank you, RFD, for saving the day. No, not like that. I appreciate the fast and professional…read moreresponses to me and free services to the public! It was not emergency yet, though I was entering a time crunch after weeks of calling around other businesses and they were not returning messages. So, I appreciate that RFD got back to me within 24 hours, worked around my schedule, and got an appointment scheduled at the local fire station for me. Even though the first appointment got abruptly canceled because I saw them rushing away to attend to an emergency, they called back an hour later and I got another same-day appointment. Thanks!!! Both Ben and Joshua were great to work with. Oh, and please be sure to stop by my neighborhood's annual BBQs, guys, I appreciate your public service!

A great fire department with great guys who are always ready to serve their citizens with pride and…read moreintegrity, and if the need comes up, provide mutual aid to neighboring cities. As our local fire department says "when I doubt call us out!"