KNIGHTSEN, Calif. (KGO) -- For the fourth time in five years a fire station in east Contra Costa County has closed because of a lack of funding. The closure of the station in Knightsen affects people ...

The Contra Costa County Health Department has since identified the substances released in the smoke. Health officials say the fire started during planned maintenance when hydrocarbons leaked and ...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston will hold a town hall meeting Thursday evening on last month’s Martinez Refining Company fire. The meeting will run from 6:30-8 p.m. at John Muir ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is rolling out a new state-of-the-art fire rig, but it won't be used to fight fires. The 2002 re-purposed fire engine will instead be used to protect ...

(BCN) — Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston will hold a town hall meeting Thursday evening on last month’s Martinez Refining Company fire. The meeting will run from 6:30-8 p.m. at ...

(KRON) — The Contra Costa Fire Department said the batteries of an electric vehicle were still off gassing after an underground parking garage blaze was put out in Walnut Creek Wednesday evening.

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(FOX40.COM) — The Contra Costa Fire Department and Cal Fire responded to a vegetation fire that has caused there to be an Evacuation Warning to be issued for some residents in Antioch who may be ...

A fire involving a portable air compressor at the Martinez Refining Company on Wednesday night left one person injured, according to officials. A hazmat team with Contra Costa Health responded to the ...