The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is rolling out a new state-of-the-art fire rig, but it won't be used to fight fires. The 2002 re-purposed fire engine will instead be used to ...

Contra Costa County Health Officer Dr. Ori Tzvieli on Tuesday revealed how fortunate the Martinez community was on Feb. 1, ...

A fire at the Martinez Refining Company in Martinez, Calif., left six people injured. The incident also caused the city of ...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston on Tuesday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining ...

Contra Costa County Fire Protection District officials said last week they are taking steps to protect drivers and firefighters at crash scenes.

Thick, black smoke billowed from a fire at a Martinez refinery for nearly three hours Saturday before Contra Costa County ...

Contra Costa County officials have lifted a shelter-in-place order that was placed after a fire erupted Saturday at the ...

and Clyde was lifted as of 9:12 p.m., according to Contra Costa County officials. Contra Costa Fire was handling the incident earlier, but as of about 8:52 p.m., they said they were transitioning ...

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston yesterday called for a full facility audit of Martinez Refining ...

Saturday's fire injured at least six people. Four people were taken to a hospital for treatment Saturday and three were released, said Ted Leach, a Contra Costa County Fire Protection District ...