Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

Train derailment halts BART service between Pleasant Hill, Concord

There are reports of a BART train derailment in Concord with riders being evacuated and resulting fires in the area.

2 years ago

Roof collapses in Pittsburg church fire

A predawn fire caused a partial roof collapse at The Pentecostals of the Bay Area church in Pittsburg on Central…

2 years ago

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

Garage fire spreads to condo unit, displaces three people

At least three people were displaced at a San Pablo condominium complex Monday morning by a fire that started in…

2 years ago

One person injured in fire at Pleasant Hill senior apartments

One person was hospitalized with smoke inhalation and burn injuries after a fire at a senior living facility in Pleasant…

2 years ago

Two men arrested after separate arson fires in Contra Costa County

Authorities arrested two men last week in apparent separate cases of arson in Contra Costa County.

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

Officials investigate ‘suspicious’ fire at abandoned Concord restaurant

An abandoned restaurant building in Concord was destroyed by fire early Monday morning under what fire officials are characterizing as…

3 years ago

Diablo Fire scorches 128 acres in Contra Costa County

Crews battling the Diablo Fire near Byron have the blaze 50 percent contained on Sunday afternoon, Cal Fire said. The…

3 years ago

Crews reach 30 percent containment on 75-acre brush fire near Byron

A wind-fueled brush fire near Byron has burned 75 acres and was 30 percent contained by 11:40 a.m. Sunday, according…

3 years ago

Diablo Fire burns 40 acres in Byron area

Fire crews are at the scene of a brush fire Sunday morning in the Byron area that has burned about…

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

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