Operations & Training

CA Firefighter Burned, Cut During Residential Fire

Jan. 19, 2021

Contra Costa County Fire Protection crews were able to make quick work of a fire that broke out at a Walnut Creek home, which sustained about $300,000 in damage, mostly to the garage.

By Rick Hurd

Source East Bay Times

Contra Costa Co Fire Protection District Apparatus Lights Ca 6006e58262ebe

WALNUT CREEK, CA—A firefighter suffered a minor injury while helping to put out a house fire Monday morning, fire officials said.

An ambulance took the firefighter to a hospital for treatment as crews were bringing the single-alarm blaze under control, spokeswoman Capt. Tracie Dutter said. He had a minor burn and a cut on his hand, she said.

Crews were called to the home on Harmony Lane around 11:20 a.m. and had the fire under control by 11:45. Dutter said the home sustained about $300,000 worth of damage, most of it to the garage.

Nobody else was injured in the blaze.

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