Oakland leaders said Monday they're all geared up to tackle the fire dangers associated with the Fourth of July holiday, the proliferation of illegal fireworks and the ongoing risks of this ...

Homelessness in Contra Costa County showed some dramatic improvement earlier this year, decreasing 26% between 2024 and 2025, ...

Ranch Fire initially started today at 2:44 p.m. in Contra Costa County, California. Since its discovery less than an hour ago ...

Firefighters responded Friday afternoon to a brush fire in Contra Costa County. The so-called Ranch Fire in the Briones area was reported near Alhambra Valley and Castro Ranch roads, just east of ...

Power shut-offs are planned in parts of Alameda, Contra Costa and Santa Clara counties for the second day in a row as ...

PG&E has turned off power in parts of Contra Costa County due to increasing fire danger, as other parts of the Bay Area could face outages in the coming days. The "Public Safety Power Shutoff" started ...

The Pacific Gas and Electric Company has released a schedule of public safety power shutoffs (PSPS) that will impact nearly a ...

PG&E is warning customers in 13 California counties, including some in the Bay Area, that power shutoffs are likely Thursday because of dry and windy conditions that could spark wildfires.

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is gearing up for fire season by putting its seasonal firefighting helicopter, Copter 1, back into action. Stationed at the Byron Wildland Fire ...