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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 about 9:45 a.m. and charred 3 1/2 acres before...Read More
After 32-year wait, San Pablo celebrates permanent Fire Station 70
After a 32-year wait, the city of San Pablo is finally getting its new fire station. The brand new, state-of-the-art Fire Station 70 will be put into service by...Read More
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 injured a firefighter and a paramedic in Antioch. The...Read More
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 fire captain said. The blaze was reported shortly before...Read More
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 highway lanes, according to the Contra Costa County Fire...Read More
Crews contain Antioch brush fire at half-acre
A brush fire sparked Friday morning at a homeless camp in Antioch on Friday was extinguished within 30 minutes, fire officials said. The blaze, reported about 10:15 a.m. in...Read More
Crews contain ‘stubborn’ Pittsburg fire at 2 acres
Contra Costa Fire Protection District officials said just after 2 p.m. that the “stubborn grass, debris and junk fire” along Highway 4 in Pittsburg has been contained at 2...Read More
Fast moving Oakley fire prompts immediate evacuation orders
Residents in Oakley’s Summerlake neighborhood and those along Sandmound Boulevard have been ordered to immediately evacuate due to a fast moving moving fire, the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Office...Read More
More than 60 overnight fires push Contra Costa crews to resource limits
A barrage of illegal fireworks that sounded around the county helped fuel a difficult night for firefighters Saturday, but as of early Sunday no homes or structures had been...Read More
Crews work to contain Bay Point vegetation fire near train tracks
Fire crews are responding to a Bay Point vegetation fire Friday night that began near Levee Road. Contra Costa Fire Protection District officials said via Twitter at 10:35 p.m....Read More
East Bay fire districts conduct training exercises with controlled burns in Concord, Moraga
The Moraga-Orinda Fire District is conducting a training burn Friday on the south side of the Campolindo Ridge. The training, to prepare firefighters for the upcoming fire season, started...Read More
Firefighters contain Clyde commercial building blaze
Fire crews have contained a one-alarm fire at a commercial building in unincorporated Clyde in Contra Costa County early Sunday morning, according to fire dispatch. The blaze, at a...Read More
Sky Fire crews reach 50 percent containment Crockett residents return home
The evacuation order for Crockett has been lifted and residents can return home, the Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Sunday. An All Clear has been issued for the...Read More
Hercules opens evacuation center for Crockett residents, pets
An evacuation center has been established for Crockett residents, who have been told to evacuate due to a fast-moving grass fire burning near Interstate Highway 80. The center is...Read More
Sheriff orders Crockett residents to ‘leave now’ as Vallejo fire spreads
An immediate evacuation notice has been issued for residents of the unincorporated town of Crockett due to a “fast moving fire,” the Contra Costa County Sheriff’s Department said in...Read More
Brentwood brush fire burns at least 60 acres
A 60-acre brush fire ignited in the Brentwood area, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said Monday evening. The fire is burning in the vicinity of Orwood Road,...Read More
Two Brentwood collisions injure 10 people Saturday night
Ten people were injured in two separate vehicle collision incidents that rocked Brentwood Saturday night. According to East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Jeff Burris, a head-on...Read More
Grass fire near interchange of Highway 4 and Highway 680 contained
Firefighters needed two hours to contain a two-alarm grass fire near the junction of state Highway 4 and Interstate Highway 680.Read More
Crews contain brush fire near Martinez
Fire crews contained a brush fire burning west of Martinez on Friday afternoon to 24 acres before it could damage any homes or other structures, according to the Contra...Read More