In 1991 , the OFD was faced with a major conflagration that killed 25 people and injured 150 others . The Oakland firestorm of 1991 burned in the Berkeley and Oakland Hills , destroying 3,354 single-family dwellings and 437 apartment and condominium units . The economic loss was estimated at $ 1.5 billion
Oakland firestorm of 1991
Oakland firestorm of 1991
Oakland Fire Department