Posts Tagged ‘Grass Fire’
Air And Ground Resources Beat Back 3-Acre Grass Fire In Walnut Creek Friday
We felt a news story developing and it materialized as a 3-acre grass fire Friday afternoon – the blaze briefly bumping up against homes in the area of Beacon Ridge Lane before air and ground crews were able to beat it down. The blaze was reported shortly before 5 p.m.and attracted quite a bit of…
Read MoreOvernight Grass Fire Chars 2 Acres In Lafayette Tuesday
An early morning grass fire burned through a hillside at Angelo Street and Reliez Valley Road in Lafayette early Tuesday morning, briefly threatening two homes on Hillside Terrace before it was brought under control. Firefighters got the call at approximately 1:30 a.m., and were hampered by the area’s steep terrain. In the end, no homes…
Read MoreNOTHING Burning In Contra Costa – 24/680 Covered In Smoke From Northern Fires
We think we’re getting the word out about all that smoke you folks are seeing in the 24/680 – please be assured it is NOT coming from anything burning here. All of this smoke has been attributed to a 2-alarm fire in Solano County and another a bit further north. Again, we’re good on the…
Read MoreShot Of Friday’s 3-Alarm Fire In Martinez – Shot From Horseback – Captures Our Attention
We get a lot of reader photos here at NEWS24/680 – some of them funny, some of them dramatic, some with great big thumbs over the camera lens – all of them of interest to us as they’re capturing a moment in our collective timelines. They don’t all have to be perfectly focused and composed.…
Read MoreThree-Alarm Grass Fire Burns Eastward From Bruce Drive In Tassajara Sunday; One Structure Burned – Evacuations Made
A grass fire pushed by gusting winds consumed a structure in the 5900 block of Bruce Drive Sunday before moving to the east – threatening additional homes on nearby Johnston Road before fire crews were able to stop its forward progress at 5:49 p.m. Three alarms were called to support the firefighting effort, Valley Fire…
Read MoreTwo-Alarm Grass Fire Brews Up Atop Buckingham Drive in Moraga; Some Evacuations Underway
Firefighters worked to get ahead of a fast-moving blaze reported at the top of Buckingham Drive in Moraga Monday, evacuating some neighbors from their homes as the fire pushed up the hillside. Traffic was stopped on Moraga Road as fire apparatus attempted to access the fire scene via Buckingham. Fire commanders estimated that about 10…
Read MoreRare Four-Alarm Fire Scorches Hillsides In Moraga
A stubborn 4-alarm grass fire came a little too close for comfort for some homeowners on Natalie Drive in Moraga Thursday, Moraga-Orinda Fire Protection District firefighters moving swiftly to rebuff encroaching flames. The rare 4th alarm was called in the area around 2:30 p.m. Thursday as the fire, in the neighborhood across the street and to…
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