Posts Tagged ‘Contra Costa County Fire Protection District’
“Welcome Back, Engine 16!” – Con Fire Crew Returns To Lafayette After 6-Year Absence
After a six-plus year absence, Con Fire Engine 16 is once again serving the people of the City of Lafayette and surrounding communities. Back in service in anticipation of the opening of the new Fire Station 16 on Los Arabis Drive later this spring, Engine 16 and crew are temporarily operating out of Fire Station…
Read MorePittsburg Man Convicted Of 31 Felony Charges Relating To 2017 Arson Spree
Jurors this week found a 38-year-old Pittsburg man guilty of multiple arson charges in connection with a series of fires set in Antioch, Martinez, Pleasant Hill, Concord, Pittsburg, Walnut Creek, Lafayette, Brentwood and Benicia In the early months of 2017. James Bishop III was found guilty on 31 of 33 counts of arson in connection…
Read MoreEarly-Morning Fire Damages Lafayette Home Thursday
Firefighters and PG&E workers remain on scene of a pre-dawn house fire that broke out in Lafayette Thursday morning – the latest in a string of fires in the 24/680. First responders were summoned to a residence in the 3200 block of Withers Ave. shortly before 4 a.m. and were met with fire burning in…
Read MoreWalnut Creek Man Dies In Two-Alarm House Fire Wednesday; Others Injured
An elderly man died and his wife and son suffered moderate injuries after a fast-moving fire of undetermined origin roared through a home on Mandarin Lane in Walnut Creek early Wednesday morning. The victim, who has yet to be identified pending notification of family, was described as an older man and one of three people…
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