DATE: May 12th, 2013 TIME OF ALARM: 13:37 TYPE OF ALARM: Multi-Family Dwelling Fire LOCATION: 1014 Coalport St., San Pablo RESPONSE: 4 Engines, 1 Ladder Truck, 2 Battalion Chiefs, and 1 Fire Investigator ASSISTING AGENCIES: Richmond Fire TOTAL FIRE PERSONNEL AT SCENE: 18 Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Engine 70 (San Pablo) and Richmond [...]

Contra Costa County Fire Engine 81 crew responds to a structure fire in Antioch and catches it on helmet cam. Contra Costa County Fire continues to try and let the public view fires from the firefighters point of view in order to better inform the public Share

JUNE POOL DAY TO RAISE POOL SAFETY AWARENESS AND FOCUS ON CHILD DROWNING PREVENTION Friday June 15, 2012 at Prewett Family Water Park, 4701 Lone Tree Way, Antioch

On Tuesday, May 22nd, three fire crews were recognized by the County Board of Supervisors for their actions in saving the lives of three victims of cardiac arrest.

Three residents who beat the odds and survived sudden cardiac arrest in Contra Costa County will reunite with their rescuers Tuesday, May 22nd, to mark Emergency Medical Services Week at the County Board of Supervisors meeting in Martinez. The residents of Walnut Creek, Concord and Hercules each survived because people who saw them collapse knew [...]

Governor Brown declared May 6-12, 2012 as Wildfire Awareness Week in an official proclamation on May 7th. The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responds to hundreds of wildland and grass fires annually. Our firefighters are trained, equipped, and prepared to fight these wildland fires, but firefighting alone cannot protect us. Every citizen, especially those living in fire-prone areas, has an important role in preventing loss of life and property from wildfire events.