One Year Since ECCFPD and Con Fire Merger

On July 1, 2022, our former East Contra Costa Fire Protection District was annexed by the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire). Since then, the combination of a larger, more efficient agency and new funding from the voter-approved Measure X sales tax has provided better fire protection for East County than ever before.

• Station 95 re-opened in Oakley in June 2022 (a month before the Con Fire merger).
• Two new fire stations will open in Brentwood in the next year.
• In addition to the new stations, additional three-person crews and a ladder truck have been added to Station 81 in Antioch and Station 92 in Brentwood.
• EMS crews are now staffed with a paramedic instead of an EMT, so response crews are more trained than before and are able to react to more types of emergencies. EMTs are able to administer medications, start intravenous lines, provide advanced airway management and provide emergency care to patients with life-threatening medical or traumatic emergencies.

I’m proud of how well the transition has gone in its first year to protect East County property and lives. I’m thankful to our firefighters, my staff, and the many elected officials and community members who made these improvements to fire service possible.

Supervisor Diane Burgis

Previous Stories:

• April 17, 2023: Contra Costa County Fire Has Increased Operational Capacity in East County:CONCORD, CALIF. – The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District (Con Fire) today announced operational staffing of a completely new crew at Fire Station 92 in Brentwood and availability of Advanced Life Support emergency medical service on all operational crews districtwide.

  Beginning April 11, the four-firefighter crew of the new Engine 90 was fully operational, more than doubling firefighting resources dispatched from Fire Station 92 in Brentwood. This unique engine crew is specially equipped and staffed to perform fire scene searches and rescues, vehicular extrications, and other rescues. The additional crew will also support quicker assembly of firefighting forces in east county’s Battalion 9 and neighboring Battalion 8.

• July 1, 2022: Contra Costa County Fire Annexes East Costa Costa Fire in Historic Brentwood Ceremony
• June 27, 2022: Helmick: It’s been an Honor and Privilege to Serve You as ECCFPD’s Fire Chief
• June 1, 2022: Fire Station 95 Opens With Joint Staffing in Oakley
• March 11, 2022: Contra Costa County LAFCO Approves Annexation of ECCFPD to CONFIRE