Contra Costa County Fire Protection District

08/28/2026

Today, and every day, Contra Costa Fire remembers Peter Aliotti.

Peter “Pete” Aliotti served Contra Costa Fire for 32 years, where he climbed through the ranks, eventually rising to Fire Captain. Pete was a highly esteemed member of the department. His kind heart, positive attitude, and love of life made him an incredible asset to his colleagues and the communities he served.

08/27/2026

Today, and every day, Contra Costa Fire remembers Michael Impastato.

Michael was a firefighter with Contra Costa County for 25 years, a Veteran of the U.S. Navy, and the Vice President of Firefighters Local 1230.

During his tenure, he earned the trust and respect not only from his own local union membership, but also from the entire executive board of the California Professional Firefighters. His roots were deeply planted in the labor movement where he worked to ensure that firefighters, and all working men and women, in California had a voice.

08/18/2026

UPDATE: 8/18/26 3:22 PM- All phone lines have been restored.

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🚨Tuesday, August 18, 2026- Administration Phone Line Outage-

Contra Costa Fire’s administrative phone lines are currently down after a construction crew inadvertently damaged a telecommunications line.

This outage does not affect 911 or emergency services.

For non-emergency questions or assistance, please contact us through our website while we work to restore phone service. At this time, we expect the outage to last a couple of days. Thank you for your patience and understanding.

https://www.cccfpd.org/163/Contact-Us

08/14/2026

Today, and every day, Contra Costa Fire remembers James Haines.

08/10/2026

Update; all phone lines have been restored.

Administration Phone Line Outage- Monday, August 10, 2026

Contra Costa Fire's administrative phone lines are currently down. This outage does not affect 911 or emergency services.

For non-emergency questions or assistance, please contact us through our website while we work to restore our phone service.

Provides contact information for reaching various departments and officials.

08/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who came out to celebrate National Night Out with us! 🚒🔥

08/04/2026

Contra Costa Fire’s Crew 12 Handcrew has deployed to the Little Giant Fire in Washington which is currently 59,345 acres and 0% contained.

Also deployed from Contra Costa Fire-
-Communications Unit Leader, Old Trails Fire in Washington
-Communications Technician, Second Flat Fire in Oregon
-Safety Officer, Coleman Creek Fire in Oregon
-Communications Technician, Coyote Fire in Oregon

While deployed, Contra Costa Fire remains fully staffed and ready to serve our communities.

07/21/2026

Today, and every day, Contra Costa Fire remembers Matt Burton and Scott Desmond.

Captain Matthew Burton and Engineer Scott Desmond both died on July 21, 2007 in a flashover while attempting to rescue two people from a house fire.

Matt started his career with Contra Costa Fire In 1997, spending almost all ten years of his service at Station 81. He was promoted to Engineer in 2002 and became a Captain in February 2007. Matt was a man who was dedicated to his family, friends, and his work. Matt was known as a friend who would go to battle for you without question or hesitation and was genuine to every person he met.

Scott Desmond liked to say that he wanted to be "just like my dad." Throughout his life, he cherished the closeness of family, both his own and his extended fire family. In 1999, he joined Contra Costa Fire and was promoted to Engineer in 2002. His humor, compassion and sense of fun enveloped and enriched anyone who met him.