This holiday season, BVNA will be working with Santa Claus and the San Jose Fire Department to spread the joy throughout the community, collecting new, unwrapped gifts for children of all ages (infants to teenagers). Toys can be dropped off at Buena Vista Park on December 1st from 12-3pm.  Alternatively toys can be brought to the BVNA Holiday Potluck on December 4. Gift Ideas: Skateboards/Scooters Sports equipments (for all ages) Balls Bats, rackets, Clubs Bicycles Board Game

When wildfires burn in your area, they produce smoke that may reach your community. Wildfire smoke is a mixture of gases and fine particles from burning trees and other plant materials. This smoke can hurt your eyes, irritate your respiratory system, and worsen chronic heart and lung diseases. Who is at greatest risk from wildfire smoke? People who have heart or lung diseases, like heart disease, chest pain, lung disease, or asthma, are at higher risk from wildfire smoke. Old

In spite of red flag warnings around 1pm, a wildfire dubbed, the Park Fire sparked just off Monterey Road and Coyote Creek Golf Drive, in South San Jose. The 63-acre brush fire is racing through dry grass resulting in the temporary closure of 101 in both directions. Meanwhile in Solano County fire crews were already battling another fast moving brush fire that broke out around 11am and scorched hundreds of acres of land. Surprisingly, despite being 100 miles away, this fire

City Manager David Sykes has appointed Robert Sapien, Jr. Fire Chief for the City of San José Fire Department, effective immediately. Sapien, currently the Acting Fire Chief, also holds the permanent Assistant Fire Chief position. A San José native, Sapien joined SJFD in 1989 as a Firefighter and has held six different positions during his nearly 30 years with the department. #RobertSapien #SanJoseFire #SJFD #FireChief

State law requires verification of proper installation of smoke and carbon monoxide alarms whenever a building permit is obtained for any alteration on a residential property. The Affidavit of Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Alarm Installation form enables a property owner or licensed contractor to self-certify that requirements for these alarms have been met when the building permit is for a project that does not require a building inspector to enter the dwelling to conduct

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