ConFire

Fully Involved Structure – Walnut Creek

lbros — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:30:14 +0000

The Contra Costa Fire Protection District responded to a fire in a single story home at 1824 Sunnyvale Ave. in Walnut Creek at 4:49 a.m. on Tuesday, June 18th. The first arriving crew from just a few blocks away arrived to find a single family home fully involved in fire. There were no occupants at home at the time as the home was under renovation.

A total of 18 firefighters from four engines and one ladder truck from Pleasant Hill, Concord, and Walnut Creek were able to bring the fire under control within 30 minutes of their arrival. The involved home sustained major damage but firefighters were able to save neighboring homes from being damaged by the heavy fire involvement of the home. Damage was estimated at $250,000.

The cause of the fire is currently under investigation.

Fire Station 87 Closure – Public Meeting Scheduled

lbros — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:58:30 +0000

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District will be hosting a meeting to discuss the impending closure of Fire Station 87 on West Leland Road in Pittsburg. The closure is necessary to close a budget deficit due to reduced revenues from declining property taxes, coupled with increasing costs to the Fire District for personnel and general operations. The fire station is scheduled to close on July 8, 2013.

Information on the public meeting is below:

Date: Monday, June 24th
Time: 7:00pm
Location: Pittsburg City Hall, Council Chambers, 65 Civic Ave.

The Fire Chief will be joined by members of the Board of Directors at this meeting. Fire District staff and Board members will be available to answer questions regarding the closure and efforts to reduce the impact to the community during the meeting.

Media Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Marshal/PIO
Phone 925-941-3300

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2 Alarm Fire Destroys Antioch Strip Mall

lbros — Wed, 29 May 2013 17:26:12 +0000

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to a commercial structure fire at 2309 Buchanan Road in Antioch at approximately 8:30am on Tuesday, May 28th. Upon their arrival, fire units from Antioch found heavy fire involvement in the building and the fire had already established itself into the attic. The common attic had no fire partitions and the fire was able to run the length of the attic, creating unsafe conditions that eventually led to the collapse of the roof.

Interior operations were started initially, but the attic fire presented an unsafe condition and firefighters were ordered out of the building for their safety just minutes before the roof started to collapse. Firefighters extended heavy hose lines and aerial master streams in a defensive operation to prevent the fire from spreading to adjoining buildings. The failure of the roof resulted in a total loss of the building and its contents. The building was not equipped with automatic fire sprinklers.

Firefighters were successful in containing the fire to the building of origin and no other buildings were damaged. In total, two ladder trucks, five engines, one breathing support, four command officers, one fire investigator and one fire inspector responded to the incident from Antioch, Pittsburg, Bay Point, Concord, Walnut Creek, Pacheco, Lafayette, and Pleasant Hill. Fire crews remained on the scene well into the afternoon.

The cause of the fire is undetermined. Damage estimates were not available.

San Pablo Fire Crews Quickly Extinguish 2nd Floor Fire

lbros — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:47:17 +0000

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 Fire Department Engines 66, 62, 67 and Truck 68 responded to a commercial structure fire at 1014 Coalport St. in San Pablo. Engine 70 arrived at scene and reported heavy smoke and fire showing from the second floor of a two story 4-Unit Apartment Building. Fire crews conducted a size-up and then initiated an offensive strategy of interior fire attack, search, and ventilation operations. The upstairs apartments were searched by fire crews and were determined to be unoccupied. The fire was quickly controlled by first alarm units and damage was limited to the apartment of origin.

The fire caused approximately $20,000 in loss to the structure and contents. The cause of this fire is under investigation. The on-call Contra Costa County Fire Investigator responded to the scene. This incident is under joint investigation between the San Pablo Police Department and Contra Costa County Fire.

Media Contact: Lewis Broschard, Fire Marshal/PIO
Phone: 925-941-3520

AAA & Fire District Team Up to Host Community Event

lbros — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:37:24 +0000

Join AAA and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District for a day of fun and information on how AAA and the Fire District are working together to make our community safer.

When: Friday, May 10th
Where: AAA Concord, 2055 Meridian Park Blvd., Concord
When: 10am-2pm

For more information and event details, click here!