Contra Costa Fire Crews Tackle 'Alta' & 'Deer' Blazes

CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Two fires in Contra Costa County that broke out on Monday were contained as of 5 p.m., a spokesperson for Contra Costa Fire said.

The Alta Fire in the area of 3900 Alta Vista Court in Pittsburg has been contained and no evacuations are expected in the region, according to Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.

The fire was first reported on Twitter from Cal Fire at 1 p.m.

Con Fire in collaboration with Cal Fire launched aerial attacks against the Alta Fire from helicopters. Residential structures were threatened along with high tension power lines.

Within a few hours, firefighters stopped the fire at 39 acres and began working to extinguish all hotspots.

The structures threatened by the Alta Fire were saved, said Con Fire Captain Steve Aubert.

Another fire in Contra Costa County, the Deer Fire, also broke out Monday afternoon and was reported by Con Fire around 4 p.m. on Twitter. Firefighters stopped the forward progress of the 30-acre vegetation fire on the 9000 block of Deer Valley Road in Brentwood.

Firefighters are now in mop-up mode, meaning they are extinguishing the residual fire so it does not spread outside the established containment area.

The structures threatened by the Deer Fire have also been saved.

The source of both the fires is still unknown and under investigation, Aubert said.

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