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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) on Monday announced a return to full responses for all grass, vegetation and wildland fires — which consists of sending a minimum of five firefighting apparatus and crews to the scene — because of the early arrival of seasonal fire weather. During the winter months, such responses have required only a single engine, but with rain totals at about 35 to 40 percent of normal, prompting a Stage 1 drought declaration in the region, fire season has come early and full responses are needed, ConFire said. “Due to lack of moisture, grass an...

A firefighter and a paramedic were shot in a drive-by shooting while responding to a call in Antioch Saturday night, Contra Costa Fire Officials said.

ANTIOCH, Calif. (AP) — A drive-by shooting wounded a firefighter and a paramedic who...

A drive-by shooting wounded a firefighter and a paramedic who were responding to a call late Saturday in Antioch.

Given the short time it took for them to arrive, i would have to assume they come from the companies that contribute to this organization here in the area. that's correct. we have two tanks that are currently burning. we are cautiously optimistic we are going to get the upper hand on them. as you've seen observing these fires the last couple of hours, we have had our ups and downs. our goal was to get those fires contained and extinguished and while we're doing that and while we're seeing these flare ups from time to time, we are ohe tanks to keep them cool so they don't become involved in fir...