A Contra Costa County Fire Chief is sounding the alarm on an ambulance ... “Ever since COVID, the EMS system has been in a ...

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

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 ...

Contra Costa County officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order that was placed after a fire erupted Saturday at the Martinez Refining Co., injuring at least six people. A public health ...

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

and Clyde was lifted as of 9:12 p.m., according to Contra Costa County officials. Contra Costa Fire was handling the incident earlier, but as of about 8:52 p.m., they said they were transitioning ...

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 ...

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.

Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out earlier this month, but they are urging precautions to prevent future ...