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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
Crews control East San Jose vegetation fire
Firefighters have controlled an East San Jose vegetation fire that broke out Sunday afternoon. The fire reported shortly after at 12:08 p.m. in the 1400 block of Berryessa Road...Read More
Crews contain 2-acre grass fire near Richmond Costco
The Richmond Fire Department said around 2 p.m. via Twitter that crews contained a 2-acre grass fire at Rydin Road and Central Avenue, near Costco. El Cerrito firefighters were...Read More
Crews stop forward progress on vegetation fire near Petaluma
Cal Fire crews are quickly tackling a vegetation fire reported west of Petaluma Wednesday afternoon. Cal Fire officials said on social media shortly before 2:25 p.m. that Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit...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
Crews stop forward progress on Napa vegetation fire
Cal Fire is responding to a vegetation fire in Napa on Monday afternoon. The Kiwi Fire was reported shortly before 2 p.m. in the 1100 block of First Avenue,...Read More
Pittsburg fire holding at 5 acres, crews work to fully contain
Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in Pittsburg near John Henry Johnson Parkway and Leland Road, Cal Fire reported on Twitter at 6:01 p.m. By almost 7 p.m.,...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
Officials say ‘overloaded generator’ caused structure fire in Oakland hills
The Oakland hills fire that erupted Tuesday morning is now under control, according to fire officials just before 11:30 a.m. Firefighters from Oakland, Fremont, Hayward and Alameda County departments...Read More
West San Jose apartment complex fire spreads to eight units, displaces 32 people
San Jose Firefighters contained two different fires that started on Tuesday evening, including one that displaced 32 people. The first blaze sparked at a West San Jose apartment complex...Read More
Glass Incident evacuations expand as fire grows to 800 acres near St. Helena
Evacuations orders have expanded Sunday morning for residents near St. Helena and Deer Park in Napa County due to a rapidly spreading brushfire, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire...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
Witness reports lead to arrest of suspected arsonist
Pacifica police arrested a San Francisco man suspected of arson on Tuesday evening, the department said Wednesday. Officers and members of the North County Fire Authority responded at 7:07...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
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
Firefighters battle 45-acre San Jose blaze near Alum Rock Park
Crews are at the scene of a brush fire Saturday near Alum Rock Park east of San Jose. The fire, dubbed the Alum Fire reported about 10:45 a.m. near...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
Crews battle 6-acre Bailey Fire along Hwy 101
Firefighters are battling a 6-acre fire in the area of southbound U.S. Highway 101 in South San Jose on Thursday afternoon, according to Cal Fire. Cal Fire officials wrote...Read More
Crews reach 80 percent containment on San Jose vegetation fire
A brush fire that may have been intentionally set Thursday evening in South San Jose burned 90 acres and was 80 percent contained as of Friday morning, San Jose...Read More
Firefighters work through night as Colleen Fire burns through 90 acres
Evacuations have been lifted in San Jose Thursday night after a vegetation fire prompted those orders, fire officials said. An advisory was issued by Cal Fire at 6:10 p.m....Read More