The Martinez Refining Company and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said they each had firefighters responding to and fighting this fire. Other fire departments were called to ...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District explained that ... there were only nine people from three stations protecting 250 square miles, today we have over nineteen folks in our stations ...

In a statement, Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli on Tuesday revealed how fortunate the Martinez community was that afternoon, and how close the refinery fire was to becoming a ...

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. The 2002 re-purposed fire engine will instead be used to ...

The Contra Costa County Health Department has since identified the substances released in the smoke. Health officials say the ...

BRENTWOOD — Military veterans in Brentwood are pushing back on a plan to construct a new downtown fire station, claiming that the site, which is next to a veterans memorial hall, has been ...

BRENTWOOD — Military veterans in Brentwood are pushing back on a plan to construct a new downtown fire station, claiming that the site, which is next to a veterans memorial hall, has been ...

A fire at Martinez Refining Company on Feb. 1 released chemicals that can cause cancer and heart and lung disease, but strong ...

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.

Weekend fire just the latest public safety issue at Martinez refinery 03:46 Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston on Tuesday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining ...