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.

Cal Fire has awarded a $3 million grant to the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District to fund this program. "Basically what they're doing here is they're using drip torches to aid in ignition.

Aaron McAlister, deputy fire chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said the new fire station with two bays will provide much needed fire and medical services for residents.

Aaron McAlister, deputy fire chief of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, said the new fire station with two bays will provide much needed fire and medical services for residents.

Contra Costa firefighters returned home last week after helping fight the Southern California wildfires. When the many fires that are still burning throughout Los Angeles County started, L.A. County ...

Wildland Battallion Chief Tom Zurflueh of the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said it's important to have supplies that will last at least three days, including masks, battery packs ...

AND RIGHT NOW, SCOFIELD ROAD NEAR THE LAKE COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY LINE IS CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO A 50 ACRE BRUSH FIRE. LAKE COUNTY FIRE SAYS THAT NO STRUCTURES WERE INVOLVED. FORESTRY ...

“The situation that we’re in today is very different from the situation we were in 16 days ago,” Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marrone said Wednesday evening.There were no reported ...

Update: As of late Thursday morning, local authorities had lifted the remaining Ventura County evacuation warnings related to the Hughes Fire. Ventura County authorities downgraded an evacuation ...