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Crews stop forward progress on Pittsburg hills fire
Firefighters are working to reach full containment on a 7-acre brush fire in the Pittsburg hills near W. Leland and Golf Club roads. Read More
Fire heavily damages small church, dental business
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Sunday extinguished a two-alarm fire that heavily damaged an office building around 7 a.m. in the 1100 block of Buchanan Road...Read More
Crews quickly extinguish downtown Lafayette business fire
Firefighters quickly contained a fire that damaged a business in downtown Lafayette on Monday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 6 a.m. at an insurance office in the...Read More
Six people displaced in neighboring two-home fire
Six people were displaced from a fire that spread to two homes on Loftus Road in Bay Point early Sunday morning.Read More
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
Fire spreads to two Antioch homes
A fire early Tuesday morning in Antioch displaced five residents from two homes in the area of G Street and Meadowbrook Road, according to a 5:43 a.m. tweet from...Read More
Crews mop up after Walnut Creek house fire
Firefighters are at the scene Monday morning of a house fire in Walnut Creek. Residents of the one-story home, in the first block of Edmund Court, have been evacuated,...Read More
Planning pays off: Con Fire reports fewer July 4 fire incidents compared to 2020
Though Fourth of July brought Contra Costa County’s largest vegetation fire of 2021, the number of Independence Day incidents was actually down from 2020. A beefed-up Contra Costa County...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on Kirker Fire at 35 acres
Fire crews battling a 35-acre brush fire near Pittsburg on Sunday afternoon had the blaze 50 percent contained shortly before 3 p.m., fire officials said. The two-alarm Kirker Fire...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
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
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
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 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
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