PITTSBURG -- Authorities in the East Bay on Sunday instructed people to stop flying drones in the area of the Marsh Fire in Pittsburg due to air support that was being provided to fight the fire. A ...

Decades before the city of Costa Mesa became an incorporated municipality, there were citizens who risked life and limb to protect lives and property, working as an all-volunteer fire department that ...

CONCORD, Calif. - Kyle Poole's house is located up the hill from Hillcrest Park in Antioch, where someone set 6 fires over the weekend. "We heard crackling first. My wife came up, and we saw the smoke ...

If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the equipment and procedures used by firefighters assigned to protect lives and property, Saturday is your chance, as Costa Mesa’s fire department hosts a ...

A vegetation fire burning in Contra Costa County on Friday has prompted evacuation orders for some residents, the county said.The Point Fire started around 3:20 p.m. and is burning between the cities ...

MARTINEZ, Calif. (KGO) -- Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has teamed with United Professional Firefighters of Contra Costa County, Local 1230 to show their support for those who have been ...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District crews were doing work this week well ahead of the beginning of fire season to decrease the risk of wildfires in vegetation-dense East Bay neighborhoods.

April 08--BRENTWOOD -- A company that serves the insurance industry recently visited East Contra Costa Fire District to update the ratings that determine property owners' premiums. The district late ...

Peter Matthews talks with Chad Costa about his capstone research on the impact of single-role paramedics in fire-based EMS systems. Costa, an assistant chief with the Petaluma, CA, Fire Department ...