A garbage truck fire Tuesday morning caused a major backup, completely halting traffic on an East Bay freeway in Contra Costa County, the California Highway Patrol said. Car fire in Caldecott ...

Thick, black smoke billowed from a fire at a Martinez refinery for nearly three hours Saturday before Contra Costa County sirens sounded to warn people to shelter indoors and avoid breathing the air.

Contra Costa County Supervisor Shanelle Scales-Preston will hold a town hall meeting Thursday evening on last month’s Martinez Refining Company fire. The meeting will run from 6:30-8 p.m. at ...

He currently serves as the fire chief with the East Contra Costa County Fire Protection District in Contra Costa County, CA, and previously served as the department’s training chief, prevention ...