A vegetation fire in unincorporated Brentwood spread to 73-acres Sunday afternoon according to CALFIRE.
At 1:20 pm Sunday, the Contra Costa County Fire Protection responded to a report of a vegetation fire in the area of Deer Valley Road and Chadbourne Road in unincorporated Brentwood.
The fire sent a large column of smoke into East Contra Costa County and the fire ended up making its way near Heritage High School.
Upon arrival, fire crews located approximately 2-acres of vegetation on fire and it quickly spread requiring a 2-alarm response plus CALFIRE resources.
By 3:16 pm, the fire had grown to 55-acres and was just 60% contained.
As of 5:30 pm, the fire was listed as 73-acres and 90% contained.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. No other details have been released.
CALFIRE Incident –– click here
Recent Fires on June 20:
- 2:47 pm – Concord: Willow Pass & Avila Rd… a 1/4 acre fire which was contained between two gravel roads.
- 11:20 am – Highway 4 & San Marco… vehicle crash ignited a 3-acre fire — see story
- 9:05 am – Camino Diablo & Marsh Creek… small fire handled by a single engine response.
- 3:47 am – Antioch: vegetation fire behind Safeway at Hillcrest & Wildflower… turned out to be a small spot fire.
- 10:52 pm – Fire Crews Battle 4 Alarm Fire at Abandoned Warehouse in Antioch
