Defensive operations in
Contra Costa County
East County Today – At 6:50 pm Saturday, the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District was dispatched to a report of a vegetation fire at Gateway Road and North Stone Road on Bethel Island. While responding, it was reporting that a structure was involved.
FOR CONTEXT – due to size of fire, heat and wind, was not able to get to backside of the fire where firefighters were working to protect two other structures during this defensive fire attack.
Crews arrived on scene to the vegetation fire in which an abandoned restaurant, Franks Cove Restaurant and bar, was involved in an exterior fire that quickly entered into the building. Engine 53 (Oakley) was the only unit on scene at this time and began a defensive fire attack to protect a second building approximately 10-feet away.
As crews arrived on scene, they were able to limit the fire to the restaurant and protect the neighboring two structures from damage, including a vegetation fire that wrapped around the structures.
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The estimated loss in the incident was $320,000 and no injuries were reported and the cause of the incident is under investigation according to Battalion Chief Craig Auzenne.
Contra Costa County Fire Protection District provided aid on the this incident while the Contra Costa County Sheriffs Office provided traffic control.
Note: ECCFPD currently has three (3) fire stations staffed by three (3) firefighters, for a total district staffing of nine (9) firefighters per day. The District responds to over 7,700 calls a year that depends on approximately 9,590 fire engine responses to mitigate the 7,700 calls. The district provides firefighting personnel and emergency medical services (basic life support) to the residents and businesses of the City of Brentwood, and Oakley, and to the Townships of Discovery Bay, Bethel Island, Knightsen, Byron, Marsh Creek, and Morgan Territory.
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