The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is rolling out a new firefighting tool that firefighters believe will prove to be invaluable. The county has purchased six large Helopods – containers ...

Fuel tanks caught on fire just before 2 p.m. Tuesday following an explosion at a tank farm at a NuStar facility at 90 San Pablo Avenue in Crockett. Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ...

CLAYTON, Calif. - Firefighters with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District say they responded to a four-wheel all-terrain vehicle accident with injuries in Clayton on Thursday. Officials say ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is actively monitoring the impact of the heat advisory in the East Bay, as temperatures climbed to 98 degrees on Thursday. "As we get later into the ...

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) — As temperatures rise and vegetation dries, Contra Costa County is gearing up for fire season with preparations underway to clear fire trails near Brentwood and ...

(KRON) — Firefighters were able to contain a “large” junkyard blaze in Oakley where several cars and vegetation caught on fire, said the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District on Tuesday evening ...

Firefighters in Contra Costa County got an interesting call on Friday when a red-tailed hawk ended up inside a home. The bird of prey flew in through the Rossmoor resident's bedroom window. The bird ...

Fire crews will be conducting a 30-acre prescribed burn Friday at Fernandez Ranch in unincorporated Contra Costa County west of Martinez. The John Muir Land Trust and the Contra Costa Resource ...

BRENTWOOD, Calif. -- One home was heavily damaged and six people were displaced in a two-alarm fire in Brentwood on Thursday afternoon that affected several other structures. The Contra Costa County ...

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