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Two-Alarm Vegetation Fire in Brentwood Extinguished After Threatening Structures

Persistent dry vegetation coupled with gusty winds has left fire risk high across the Bay Area.

Fire hoses are neatly organized in the bay at the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District, Station 52, in Brentwood, in 2021. A vegetation fire burned there on Thursday.
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Overview

  • A two-alarm vegetation fire broke out Thursday afternoon on the 100 block of Sunrise Drive in Brentwood, engulfing multiple structures and outbuildings.
  • Fire crews reported the blaze around 1:30 p.m. and fully extinguished it by evening with no injuries reported.
  • Contra Costa County firefighters are conducting extensive mop-up and overhaul operations at the scene.
  • Fire officials have opened an investigation into the blaze’s origin under prevailing dry, windy conditions that keep the region on high alert.
  • The Brentwood incident follows a large vegetation fire in nearby Antioch on Wednesday and coincides with planned public safety power shutoffs by Pacific Gas & Electric.