Crime & Safety
36-Acre Fire South Of Brentwood Doused By 50 Firefighters
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District called in assistance from Cal Fire and Con Fire, and the blaze was contained.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA —About 50 firefighters from three fire districts were able to contain an approximately 36-acre fire in unincorporated Contra Costa County southwest of Brentwood early Sunday morning, according to fire officials. The blaze was first reported at 1:02 a.m. near the intersection of Briones Valley and Deer Valley roads.
The first fire crews arrived on scene to find a two-acre fire that was spreading uphill, East Contra Costa Fire Protection District fire officials said.
Mutual aid was requested from the Contra Costa Fire Protection District and Cal Fire, and the fire was contained.
Find out what's happening in Concordfor free with the latest updates from Patch.
Fire officials didn't say how long it took for the fire to be extinguished.
Video from this morning’s fire on Deer Valley Rd. of Engine 381 from ConFire mobile attacking a flank of the fire.@ContraCostaFire pic.twitter.com/KPti7EM8HA
— ECCFPD (@ECCFPD) June 23, 2019
— Bay City News Service
