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 ...
Evacuation zone expands for residents near 400-acre Deer Complex fire
A mandatory evacuation after a “change in fire behavior” near a 400-plus-acre wildfire on the east side ...
Winds fuel 75-acre Knightsen fire
Evacuations are underway all along Holland Tract Road because of a vegetation fire Monday evening in unincorporated ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
Woman airlifted to John Muir with gunshot wound to leg
A woman was airlifted to a trauma center after suffering a gunshot wound to a leg in ...
Woman dies in Oakley duplex fire
A woman was killed Friday in a residential structure fire in Oakley.
Firefighters with the East Contra Costa ...
Man flown to hospital after fall from second-story window
A 25-year-old man had to be taken by medical helicopter to a hospital after falling from a ...
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 ...
Two Brentwood collisions injure 10 people Saturday night
Ten people were injured in two separate vehicle collision incidents that rocked Brentwood Saturday night.
According ...
Crews contain Vasco Road grass blaze caused by vehicle fire
Fire crews have contained a grass fire sparked after a vehicle that was ablaze pulled over on ...
Discovery Bay home sustains heavy damage in fire
No one was injured, but a house was seriously damaged Saturday night in Discovery Bay, in unincorporated ...
Emergency crews extricate driver of Marsh Creek solo crash
One person was transported to a trauma center by hospital after a solo crash near the Round ...
Crews stop progress on 58-acre Oakley fire, evacuations lift
Evacuation orders have been lifted after fire crews stopped the forward progress of a vegetation fire burning in unincorporated Oakley on Wednesday afternoon, ...
Fire destroys barn, causes $100,000 in damage
A large barn was destroyed in a fire early Tuesday morning in unincorporated Knightsen in eastern Contra ...
Man injured in 15-foot fall to first-story deck
A man was hospitalized early Sunday morning after he walked out a second-story sliding door of a ...
Bicyclist helicoptered to hospital after trail accident
A man was hospitalized Saturday after an apparent bicycle accident on a trail in eastern Contra Costa ...
Crews quickly extinguish brush fire near Oakley
Fire crews extinguished a blaze that burned about 3 acres of grass and brush near Oakley on ...
Oakley fire leaves two homes uninhabitable
A fire caused heavy damage to two homes in Oakley on Monday afternoon, according to the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District. The ...
Six people escape early morning Brentwood house fire
Six people, including two children, escaped a one-alarm blaze that gutted a Brentwood home early Saturday morning.
Motorcyclist airlifted to hospital after Brentwood crash
A motorcyclist was airlifted to a hospital after crashing in Brentwood on Monday afternoon, according to the ...
Paving machine runs over person on Bethel Island
At least one person was seriously injured when they were run over by a paving machine at ...
Motorcyclist airlifted after Brentwood crash
A 60-year-old man was transported to a hospital by helicopter after a motorcycle crash Monday morning just ...
Wind drives fires near Alameda-CoCo border
The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is responding to roughly seven wind-driven wildfires Wednesday afternoon.
12-year-old airlifted after football injury
A boy was flown to a hospital because he may have suffered a spine injury in a ...
Fireworks-sparked brush fire spreads to lumber yard
What started as a grass fire possibly caused by fireworks Sunday night turned into a 12-hour attempt ...
Brentwood house fire injures firefighter, resident
A firefighter and a homeowner were hospitalized as a result of a blaze at a Brentwood home ...
Crews contain Livermore grass fire
A quickly-spreading grass fire outside of Livermore grew to 125 acres before it was contained Thursday afternoon.
