A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

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, ...

MARTINEZ — A fire at the Martinez Refining Company prompted a public health advisory, Contra Costa Health said on Saturday. A shelter-in-place alert was sent by the county to neighborhoods near ...

sharing information about the public health impact of billowing smoke stacks over northern Contra Costa County. The latest update provides details about the company’s inquiry into the fire which ...

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 ...

On Thursday, Contra Costa County ... for fire crews to help in an emergency. Burgis is hoping that these efforts might show insurance companies, who have been dropping a growing number of ...

Contra Costa County ... The fire crews working in Walnut Creek said they want to be extra prepared ahead of the fire season after witnessing the horrific Southern California wildfires.