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Officials say car may have sparked 25-acre fire near Pittsburg
A grass fire that authorities say may have been sparked by a car has burned 25 to 30 acres near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon. No structures are threatend by...Read More
East Bay firefighters aid search, rescue effort at Florida building collapse
The East Bay is sending a pair of firefighters to South Florida to help search and rescue efforts at the Champlain Towers collapse in Surfside, where at least 10...Read More
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 of Lorenzo Drive in Pleasant Hill. Unfortunately, one firefighter...Read More
Crews extinguish fire at Antioch home used as cannabis grow operation
Firefighters on Wednesday extinguished a blaze at a home in Antioch that had been converted to a cannabis grow operation, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District....Read More
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 training involves setting controlled fires and putting them out...Read More
Antioch house fire displaces two people
Two people were displaced after a house fire Sunday afternoon in Antioch, fire officials said. The blaze was reported shortly before 1 p.m. at a home in the 2200...Read More
Contra Costa firefighters perform controlled burn in Rodeo
People in west Contra Costa County may see smoke Thursday as part of controlled burn training in Rodeo by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the Phillips...Read More
Police arrest two teens who allegedly started grass fire with projectile mortar
Pleasant Hill police arrested two juveniles suspected of using illegal fireworks that started a grass fire Wednesday near Diablo Valley College. Two 16-year-olds allegedly threw a tennis ball-sized explosive...Read More
Crews extinguish Richmond pallet fire stretching more than half-acre
A fire that burned through large stacks of pallets near a Richmond warehouse complex Monday morning has been contained, according to a Contra Costa Fire Protection District spokesman. At...Read More
Pittsburg fire holding at 5 acres, crews work to fully contain
Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in Pittsburg near John Henry Johnson Parkway and Leland Road, Cal Fire reported on Twitter at 6:01 p.m. By almost 7 p.m.,...Read More
Arson suspect in custody after second church complex fire
Concord police arrested a homeless man suspected of intentionally setting fire to a church early Monday morning. Officers arrested 47-year-old Jesse Marron sometime between 4 a.m. and 5 a.m....Read More
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 blaze was reported shortly after midnight at Christ Community...Read More
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 down in Concord a day earlier but have yet...Read More
Heavy fire damages Concord church building
A two-alarm fire damaged church property in Concord early Thursday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District official said. The blaze was reported at 5:32 a.m. at Christ...Read More
Crews respond to Concord house fire near BART
Firefighters are at the scene Sunday afternoon of a house fire near the Concord BART station. The blaze was reported shortly after 3 p.m. in the 2700 block of...Read More
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 encampment early Thursday morning, a Contra Costa County Fire...Read More
Crews extinguish raging Concord house fire
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews extinguished a house fire early Monday morning. The blaze was reported at 3:41 a.m. on Sunshine Drive. The fire district wrote on...Read More
Deputies investigate suspicious death of man found at scene of house fire
A 23-year-old died in a house fire in North Richmond early Tuesday morning and the case is being considered a suspicious death, according to the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s...Read More
Attic burns in Concord house fire
Fire crews responded Tuesday morning to a blaze burning in the attic of a home in Concord, according to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. The fire was...Read More
Deer Zone fires burn 1,450 acres with no containment in sight
The Deer Zone Fire complex on the northeast side of Mount Diablo in rural Contra Costa County had burned more than 1,450 acres by Tuesday morning, and remained at...Read More