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(KRON) — An injured hiker was rescued off Mt. Diablo Friday afternoon, according to Contra Costa Fire. Con Fire crews were dispatched to the mountain at 1:30 p.m. on Friday afternoon on a report of a hiker down. UTV 11, a specialty all-terrain vehicle used to access difficult terrain was used to locate the hiker. […]

A BART train derailed and caught fire between the Orinda and Lafayette stations Monday morning, forcing passengers to evacuate the train and leaving at least nine people hurt on the first day of 2024.

5 Displaced In Christmas Morning Fire - Martinez, CA - The fire at a three-story Martinez building broke out at 8:44 a.m. on Christmas.

The Bay Area saw several fires on Christmas Eve and Day displacing residents, including one resulting in the death of a woman and two small dogs.

(KRON) — Two homes in Concord were burned in a fire on Friday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District said. Con Fire was called to the 1100 block of Haven Court at 3:45 p.m. Friday for the report of a tree on fire at a home. By the time crews arrived, the fire had […]

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District stations will fly flags at half-staff this week for firefighter John Martinez, who died of cancer Sunday morning.   

Walnut Creek Residential Fire Sparked By Fireplace Ashes - Walnut Creek, CA - The residents were not home but fortunately, a witness called and reported the fire.

Fire Extends To 2 Concord Homes - Concord, CA - The so-called Gilardy Incident was reported at 1:13 p.m. Monday on Lambeth Lane.

One person is dead after a fire in Crockett Sunday morning, according to the Crockett-carquinez Fire Department. 

Multiple Birds Die In Lamorinda Structure Fire - Lamorinda, CA - The fire which produced a large column of smoke visible for miles was contained to two outbuildings.