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Contra Costa Co. 911 now accepting texts

Emergencies in unincorporated Contra Costa County can now be reported by text messages to 911, county sheriff's officials said.

6 years ago

Failed transformer sparks Santa Rosa fire

A failed electrical transformer started a vegetation fire in Howarth Park in Santa Rosa late Wednesday night, a fire battalion…

6 years ago

No injuries in Lafayette house fire

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews have fully contained a one-alarm fire at a home in Lafayette early Thursday…

6 years ago

Car crashes into San Jose fire truck

A San Jose Fire Department firefighter wasn't injured after a vehicle that eventually crashed into a fire truck early Wednesday…

6 years ago

Kite surfer who died on Alameda beach ID’d

A man who died while kite-surfing at a beach in Alameda on Friday afternoon has been identified by the Alameda…

6 years ago

Grant fire 80 percent contained

The 500-acre Grant Fire burning in eastern Alameda and Contra Costa counties has destroyed a mobile home, one outbuilding, a…

6 years ago

Wind drives fires near Alameda-CoCo border

The East Contra Costa Fire Protection District is responding to roughly seven wind-driven wildfires Wednesday afternoon.

6 years ago

Petaluma road reopens after fatal plane crash

A roadway in Petaluma has reopened several hours after two people died in a plane crash near Petaluma Airport.

6 years ago

San Jose brush fire burns two acres

A vegetation fire burned just over two acres Thursday afternoon by the Capitol Expressway in San Jose, a fire department…

6 years ago

Vallejo 5-alarm blaze fueled by wind, burns home

A five-alarm fire in Vallejo burned down one home and damaged four other structures Saturday afternoon, Vallejo fire officials reported.

6 years ago

Judge denies motion to dismiss Ghost Ship fire charges

An Alameda County Superior Court judge Friday denied a defense motion to dismiss the 36 counts of involuntary manslaughter Ghost…

6 years ago

Pepper spray sickens 12 at Oak Grove High

An incident that made students and teachers ill at Oak Grove High School in San Jose on Wednesday afternoon was…

6 years ago

Twin Peaks fire sends one to hospital

Fire crews extinguished a 1-alarm fire near Twin Peaks in San Francisco early Thursday morning.

6 years ago

Richmond one-alarm fire displaces five

A residential one-alarm fire was placed under control late Wednesday afternoon in the Richmond, according to fire officials.

6 years ago

Kitchen fire snuffed at Dim Sum restaurant

Firefighters extinguished a fire at a dim sum restaurant in San Francisco's Richmond District Monday afternoon.

6 years ago

One injured after officer accidentally fires gun

A 14-year-old girl was taken to a hospital after a Morgan Hill police officer accidentally shot his gun and a…

6 years ago

Power lines spark Brisbane brush fire

Power lines were the cause of vegetation fire Saturday afternoon behind some warehouses in Brisbane.

6 years ago

No injuries in San Jose daycare fire

San Jose firefighters controlled a two-alarm fire in a daycare center at 14381 Bercaw Lane Thursday evening.

6 years ago

Burned Concord building demolished as investigation continues

Crews are demolishing the fire-ravaged downtown Concord building that burned Tuesday and an investigation into the cause is proceeding "full…

6 years ago

Health advisory issued for Concord fire

Contra Costa County Health Services has issued a public health advisory for a three-alarm fire burning near downtown Concord Tuesday…

6 years ago

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