HOT! Responsive! Friendly! And involved in every local community event and activity. I admire and…read moreappreciate that. If I can just figure out how to get them over to my house without sacrificing health and safety, I could make my single gal pals very happy :)

The office where I work has super high ceilings. At the top of the ceiling is where someone…read moredecided to place the smoke detector. The smoke detector's battery was running low, annoyingly beeping every couple of minutes. We called the fire department and asked if they could help us out and they came to the clinic and changed our smoke detector battery. Then they asked if any of the neighbors were having the same issue and went next door and changed that office's batteries too!

Hercules is a wonderful place to live, we moved to Hercules in 2018 and couldn't be happier. Our…read moreneighborhood feels very safe and we have made some amazing friends here. The city has cultural festivals, movie in the parks, bay trails, firework shows at the waterfront and we love the schools. Great little city!

BAY CITY: small beautiful city with a great community! Located so close to a lot of Bay Area cities…read moreand surrounding counties like Marin, Solano and Napa are only 30 minutes away! Tons of parks that are well maintained and a good variety of trails as well make this city good for kids and families ! Lots of development in the recent years and in the pipeline including a hotel, Safeway, Peet's, Korean restaurant, Safeway gas! There are some good options for hanging out and dining our our favorite Zaiqa! Highly recommend stopping by if you're in the area!

My tricycle was stolen In Berkeley. We smartly had an Apple Air Tag installed on the bike. With the…read morehelp from the El Cerrito Police Department in particular Officer Nirajan Chand my triycle is home where she belongs. Thank you ;-)

In the last 20 years I have only received a ticket which I still dont understand what I did wrong,…read moreIt looks like it was a slow night for El Cerrito Police officer, he took a long time to come up with something to cite me for. I really regret not filming the encounter. El Cerrito Police Officers should be ashamed citing the public just for being there before their shift ends.

This review is purely for the paramedics/EMT's and ambulance policy if you live in the city of El…read moreCerrito, it is NOT about the firefighters. El Cerrito residents: As of 2023, if you call an ambulance and ask to be taken to ANY other hospital except Alta Bates in Berkeley or Richmond Kaiser, you will be refused. El Cerrito ambulances will NO LONGER bring you to the County hospital in Martinez or John Muir in Walnut Creek, even though it's in our County! Even if your health insurance ONLY covers John Muir, the ambulance staff does not care. And they will CHARGE YOU JUST FOR CALLING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. Even if no blood pressure, no nothing, you will receive a bill for $550 and change. How come they don't charge old people for getting them off the floor, but charge a sick person for walking into your bedroom? Plus they treat you like some kind of criminal. And they love making inappropriate comments to women. If you're on Medicare, remember Medicare WILL NOT pay for an ambulance unless you're taken to the hospital. So, I guess the EC Fire Department wants to make their money and if you don't go to the hospital they know Medicare won't pay so they charge you, a sick and disabled person. I wonder how much more it would have been if I had let them force me into an EKG, even though my problem had nothing to do with the heart? Up-selling at its finest. Shame on the Fire Dept administrators! Praise for the ACTUAL firefighters risking their lives.

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!"

This review is purely for the paramedics/EMT's and ambulance if you live in the city of El Cerrito,…read moreit is NOT about the firefighters. El Cerrito residents: As of 2023, if you call an ambulance and ask to be taken to ANY other hospital except Alta Bates in Berkeley or Richmond Kaiser, you will be REFUSED! El Cerrito ambulances will NO LONGER bring you to the County hospital in Martinez or John Muir in Walnut Creek, even though it's in our County! Even if your health insurance ONLY covers John Muir, the ambulance staff does not care and will NOT take you. And they will CHARGE YOU JUST FOR COMING, EVEN IF THEY DIDN'T TAKE YOU ANYWHERE. Even if no blood pressure, no nothing, you will receive a bill for $550 and change. How come they don't charge old people for getting them off the floor, but charge a younger disabled (paralyzed limb) person for walking into your bedroom? Plus they treat you like some kind of criminal. And they love making inappropriate comments to women. Questionable billing practices: they sent me only one bill. I called the billing department and explained I was charged even though no services were performed. The billing lady was shocked and I assumed she took care of it. Then, A YEAR AND A HALF LATER, I get a bill from a collections agency. No second bill or warning or anything. Other Yelpers are reporting the same thing. If you're on Medicare, remember Medicare WILL NOT pay for an ambulance unless you're taken to the hospital. So, I guess the EC Fire Department wants to make their money and if you don't go to the hospital they know Medicare won't pay so they charge you, a sick and disabled person. I wonder how much more it would have been if I had let them force me into an EKG, even though my problem had nothing to do with the heart? Up-selling at its finest! SHAME on the CCC Fire Dept administrators! Praise for the ACTUAL firefighters risking their lives.

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!"

Police office Amanda Vasquez pulled me over while I was pulling out of a parking lot for forgetting…read moreto put my lights on immediately. I have a clean record and have never gotten a ticket. I was also only two minutes away from home, she asked me if I was drinking. It felt very harsh and unnecessary.She issued me my very first ticket at age 31. Seems like there's more important issues to pursue the harassing local citizens for small mistakes.

Well managed and supported, clean city And well respected…read morein our community , we have lived here for over 20 years and are very proud of the police department

If you make an appointment online and you arrive on time with the correct documents, you should…read morehave no issues! I made an early morning appointment (around 8:30am). I didn't even have to sit in the waiting area because they took me right in. Although I heard you could do your TWIC and TSA Precheck enrollments at the same time, I made two separate appointments 30 mins apart just to cover all of my bases. They were able to complete both appointments in one sitting. I received my TWIC and TSA Precheck in the mail about 2 weeks later! I had a fantastic experience, and felt like I needed to share after seeing the bad reviews on this Yelp page.

Absolutely horrible, avoid…read more I signed up for TSA Pre Check here way back in October and it is now January and it still has not been processed. This place does not seem very well-run or organized either.

Notice there are no new reviews whether positive or negative since like 2022, it is 2024 at the…read moretime of this review. I'll present the facts first: I was driving in the slow lane, picked up my phone briefly for a second (as in literally then put it down) without even activating the screen, therefore it is like any other object in that moment and then the CHP patrol car in the far left lane started tailing me for some time, pulled up to the left and then pulled in front of me, flashing the light for a second before getting off at the next exist. Interpretation: This is a guy who is itching to exercise/abuse his authority but knew he didn't have me on anything since I was not speeding, even though I didn't speak or text on the phone nor even brought it anywhere close to me, it was simply within arms reach in the passenger side seat. I think this is a psychological issue but they will not filter for people like this nor do anything about it. Every officer is different, but experience like this makes me disgusted at even addressing one with respect with the title of officer. Notice none of the Yelp listings are claimed either and there are reviews dating years back. It seems to me whether you're writing a positive or negative review what it comes down to is they don't care. It's a nice idea that a positive experience is published, but will they even see those? I also know at other times when I've called to report something the person answering sounded like I'm just a bother. Heaven forbid actual public safety is taken care of.

Thank you Brian for making a stressful situation go as smoothly as possible…read more Had to obtain a release for a vehicle that was in my name, before going to the impound yard. The officer running the front window was polite, helpful and helped make it happen. Thank you again