On the potential chopping block: crash investigations into Tesla’s partially automated vehicles; a Justice Department ... Tesla vehicle and a Contra Costa County fire truck early Saturday ...

A new fire apparatus is now in service and is taking emergency calls for the community. The new tower two was put in service ...

A fire at Martinez Refining Company on Feb. 1 released chemicals that can cause cancer and heart and lung disease, but strong winds pushed most of the hazardous smoke away from populated areas, ...

Contra Costa County health officials say the community near the Martinez Refining Company was fortunate when a fire broke out ...

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 ...

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 ...

A local public-safety acquisition more than 25 years in the making has become reality with the city’s purchase of a Davis Fire Department aerial ladder truck. Chances are you’ve seen the 58-foot, ...

Sugar Creek Township Fire Department firefighters enjoy the view from the new Ladder 445 truck. NEW PALESTINE — The brand-new $1.6 million Ladder 445 fire truck will be operational at Sugar ...

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 ...

The end of an era is approaching for the Greensburg Fire Department. The days are numbered for the department’s tractor-drawn ladder truck, which has become a casualty of fewer volunteers.

Mr. Ho said that included about 40 engines and 10 ladder trucks that were out of service, along with about 40 other vehicles, such as ambulances. In the months prior, the fire department had also ...