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 ...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston yesterday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining Company after a large explosion and fire at the facility prompted surrounding ...

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

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 ...

Bob Atlas is a Contra Costa County, CA, Fire Protection District (Con Fire) battalion chief, with responsibility for eight stations and crews. He entered the fire service as a community fire aide ...

We are trying to ascertain what exactly is in the stream of smoke," said Battalion Chief Bob Atlas with the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District. Atlas said around 1:40 p.m., the fire ...

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA (October 3, 2022) – Early Wednesday morning, Luis Alvarado Zavala was killed in a big-rig collision on Highway 4. Police responded to the scene around 5:20 a.m ...

at a news conference around 5:20 p.m. — as warning sirens continued to sound in the background — Contra Costa County Fire Protection District Battalion Chief Bob Atlas said that three ...