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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, both districts announced Monday. Each district’s board of directors...Read More
Responding firefighter suffers injuries in vehicle rollover
A firefighter with the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District received minor injuries Tuesday in a rollover crash that happened while crews were responding to a fire in Oakley....Read More
Helicopter transfers one of five injured in Byron collision, four children among them
Five people, including four children, were hospitalized Thursday following a collision in Byron in Contra Costa County. Emergency crews responded Thursday at 5:33 p.m. to a two-vehicle collision at...Read More
Police investigate Oakley collision where vehicle injures two young girls
Oakley police are investigating after two children were struck by a vehicle Friday afternoon, requiring one to be flown to the hospital by helicopter, the East Contra Costa Fire...Read More
Investigators determine space heater caused deadly boat fire
A fire that killed a man and caused his boat to sink at the Bethel Island Marina earlier this month was caused by the improper use of a portable...Read More
Man missing after boat catches fire, sinks at Bethel Island Marina
A man is unaccounted for after a boat caught fire and sank at the Bethel Island Marina overnight, an East Contra Costa Fire Protection District battalion chief said Monday...Read More
Two people suffer injuries in fiery crash near Brentwood
Two people were injured Saturday night in a two-vehicle collision in a rural area near Brentwood, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said. Crews responded about 9:30 p.m....Read More
Evacuations remain in effect for 1,661-acre Contra Costa County fires
The Deer Zone Fire complex as of Monday morning had burned 1,161 acres of vegetation on the northeast side of Mount Diablo in rural Contra Costa County and was...Read More
Winds fuel 75-acre Knightsen fire
Evacuations are underway all along Holland Tract Road because of a vegetation fire Monday evening in unincorporated Contra Costa County south of Bethel Island, a fire spokesman said. The...Read More
Officials say wood in road likely caused cement truck overturn crash
Wood debris in the road is being cited as the possible cause of an overturned cement truck that trapped the driver inside for more than an hour Saturday in...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
Cash-strapped fire district changes policies, reduces service
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District announced Wednesday night that a lack of funding is prompting several policy changes, including firefighters not entering a burning building unless human...Read More
Vacant Bethel Island restaurant goes up in flames
A vacant restaurant building was destroyed in a fire Saturday evening in the unincorporated community of Bethel Island, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District said. The fire was...Read More
Saturday brushfire burns 60 acres at Round Valley Regional Preserve
The cause of an afternoon brushfire that burned about 60 acres Saturday at Round Valley Regional Preserve, 19450 Marsh Creek Road in Brentwood, is under investigation by Cal Fire....Read More
Girl flown to UC Davis with injuries after bicycle accident
A 9-year-old girl was taken by helicopter to a trauma center Saturday evening after being injured in a bicycle accident in Oakley, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District...Read More
Fire crews call in medical helicopter to transport victims injured in Byron Highway crash
A crash on Byron Highway in eastern Contra Costa County on Sunday evening required the use of a medical helicopter in the emergency response, fire officials said. The two-vehicle...Read More
Crews knock out 146-acre Byron grass fire
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District crews extinguished a 146-acre grass fire in the far eastern part of the county on Monday afternoon, according to fire officials. The blaze...Read More
Helicopter airlifts 1-year-old with severe burns to UC Davis
A 1-year-old child in Oakley was airlifted to the hospital Friday with severe burns, according to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. Emergency crews were called to the...Read More