Con Fire

Crews stop forward progress on Pittsburg hills fire

Firefighters are working to reach full containment on a 7-acre brush fire in the Pittsburg hills near W. Leland and…

2 years ago

Fire investigators arrest Concord arson suspect

A 40-year-old Concord man was arrested on suspicion of intentionally setting a dumpster fire that spread to a nearby business.

2 years ago

Fire heavily damages small church, dental business

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Sunday extinguished a two-alarm fire that heavily damaged an office building around…

2 years ago

Crews quickly extinguish downtown Lafayette business fire

Firefighters quickly contained a fire that damaged a business in downtown Lafayette on Monday morning. The blaze was reported shortly…

2 years ago

Investigators suspect foul play in Antioch bar fire

Investigators suspect foul play in a fire that destroyed the ABC Rendezvous bar in Antioch early Thursday morning.

3 years ago

Six people displaced in neighboring two-home fire

Six people were displaced from a fire that spread to two homes on Loftus Road in Bay Point early Sunday…

3 years ago

Contra Costa fire districts ‘giant step closer’ to consolidation

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, known as Con Fire, will annex the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District,…

3 years ago

Fire spreads to two Antioch homes

A fire early Tuesday morning in Antioch displaced five residents from two homes in the area of G Street and…

3 years ago

Crews mop up after Walnut Creek house fire

Firefighters are at the scene Monday morning of a house fire in Walnut Creek. Residents of the one-story home, in…

3 years ago

Planning pays off: Con Fire reports fewer July 4 fire incidents compared to 2020

Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County's largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was…

3 years ago

Crews stop forward progress on Kirker Fire at 35 acres

Fire crews battling a 35-acre brush fire near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon had the blaze 50 percent contained shortly before…

3 years ago

Blaze destroys two Pleasant Hill homes, one firefighter suffers burn injuries

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Monday afternoon knocked down fires at two homes in the 100 block…

3 years ago

Multiple agencies conduct live-fire training in Rodeo through week

Fire crews from multiple agencies will be participating in live-fire training exercises in Rodeo for several days starting Monday. The…

3 years ago

Second fire breaks out at Concord church in less than one week

Fire officials on Monday morning are investigating the second fire in less than a week at a Concord church. The…

3 years ago

Fire investigators dig through rubble at destroyed Concord church building

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews on Friday began sifting through the rubble from a church building that burned…

3 years ago

Crews knock down 13-acre vegetation fire near Antioch Marina

A vegetation fire that burned 13 acres near the Antioch Marina has been extinguished after apparently sparking in a homeless…

3 years ago

Crews quickly knock out grass fire near Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station

Crews quickly contained a grass fire that burned Sunday morning near the Pittsburg/Bay Point BART station. The fire was reported…

3 years ago

Two first responders suffer injuries in Antioch drive-by shooting

A Stockton man was arrested in Richmond late Saturday for suspicion of attempted murder in the drive-by shooting incident that…

3 years ago

Crews respond to Walnut Creek residential fire

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews are responding late Monday morning to a residential fire in Walnut Creek, a…

3 years ago

Crews battle 15-acre fire along Highway 4 in Concord

A vegetation fire is burning near state Highway 4 in Concord on Tuesday afternoon and has prompted the closure of…

4 years ago

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