A dozen East Bay cities in Contra Costa County have areas that fall into the "very high fire hazard severity" category, according to new maps released this week by the Office of the State Fire Marshal ...

On Saturday, temperatures in some inland areas were forecast to hit triple digits. The hot weather comes on the heels of a government report last week that said the state's above-average snowpack is ...

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is gearing up for fire season by putting its seasonal firefighting helicopter, Copter 1, back into action. Stationed at the Byron Wildland Fire ...

Walnut Fire initially started 3:35 p.m. May 18 in Contra Costa County. It has burned 51.2 acres after being active for 46 hours. As of Tuesday afternoon, the fire crew has achieved full containment of ...

CROCKETT, Calif. -- After a seven-hour battle, crews have contained a fire at the NuStar energy facility in the East Bay. Two tanks, one of which collapsed, caught fire sending large plumes of black ...

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 ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. A new wildfire was reported today ...

Kirker Fire initially started 5:55 p.m. July 10 in Contra Costa County, California. Since its discovery 16 hours ago, it has burned 14 acres. By Friday morning, the fire has been fully contained. The ...

(BCN) — Areas of Orinda, Richmond, Moraga, San Pablo, Lafayette, Antioch, Clayton, El Cerrito, Brentwood, Danville, Concord, and Pinole are considered very high fire hazard severity zones, according ...