A residential structure fire occurred early this morning in the 800 block of Hope Lane in the City of Lafayette. The first call was received at 2:55am reporting smoke in the residence. Engine 15 from downtown Lafayette was the first to arrive and was confronted with a bridge over Las Trampas Creek which was not [...]

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will be hosting meetings to discuss the closure of fire stations in our affected communities. At the December 11, 2012 Board of Director’s meeting, the Board voted to close four fire stations – one each in the communities of Clayton, Lafayette, Martinez, and Walnut Creek. The closures are [...]

Monitors Provide Critical Patient Information Wirelessly To Receiving Hospitals The Fire Districts of Contra Costa County recently received a substantial grant for 70 state of the art Physio Control LIFEPAK 15 (LP-15) cardiac monitor/defibrillators. The funds were obtained with the assistance of a FEMA grant and Measure H funds provided by the Contra Costa County [...]

Shortly before 3pm today the Board of Directors convened a second meeting to discuss the potential service reductions and station closures as a follow-up to the December 4th meeting. Fire Chief Daryl Louder presented additional information and analysis regarding the four fire stations identified for closure after January 1, 2013. Additional information was provided by [...]

This afternoon the Board of Directors are meeting to discuss service reductions and potential station closures as a result of declining revenues due to severe reductions in property tax revenues. The Fire Chief is outlining a plan to close stations beginning in January in order to try and close a significant budget deficit that will [...]

At 7:33 pm on Monday November 19, 2012 fire crews responded to a report of a structure fire in an apartment complex located at 3915 Delta Fair Blvd. in Antioch. The first arriving fire crew reported a large column of smoke and one apartment unit fully involved in fire. Upon entry a fire was located [...]

Does the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District still spend a considerable amount of time and resources responding to fires? Yes we do. Although the majority of our emergency incidents now involve some form of emergency medical services (EMS) response, we still spend a lot of time responding to fire incidents. The fire service has [...]

At approximately 5:00pm on October 24th fire crews responded to a report of a vegetation fire on the De Anza Trail in the vicinity of Tiki Lane in Pittsburg. The first crew to arrive observed a small grass and brush fire in a drainage just off the main trail. Upon further size up of the [...]

At 1:48pm on Sunday, October 21st a condominium fire was reported in the 800 block of Oak Grove Road in Concord. Arriving fire crews found smoke and flames coming from windows on the second floor of the building. Fortunately this building was located within a block of the Fire District Training Center where two engine [...]

At 1:22am on Saturday October 20, 2012 crews from the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District and the East Contra Costa Fire District responded to a report of a structure fire in a home in the 1900 block of Melton Lane in Antioch. Engine 81 from downtown Antioch reported smoke and fire visible from 1 [...]