Crime & Safety
Firefighters Halt Brush Fire At Cummings Skyway, Highway 4
The blaze spread at a moderate rate but there were no reports of structures threatened or damaged, Cal Fire said.
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CA — Firefighters halted a vegetation fire Sunday night off Cummings Skyway and Highway 4 in the Rodeo area, near Crockett and Martinez, Cal Fire officials reported.
Crews responded around 8:30 p.m. and battled four separate fires that together burned a total of one acre, officials said.
The Skyway Fire spread at a moderate rate but there were no reports of structures threatened or damaged.
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By 9 p.m., forward progress of the Skyway Fire was stopped by firefighters with Cal Fire, Crockett-Carquinez Fire Department and the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District.
Two engine crews stayed at the scene to ensure the blaze was fully under control, Cal Fire said.
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Firefighters are at scene of a vegetation fire on Cummings Skyway and Highway 4 in the Rodeo area. Four separate fires burning together totaling 1 acre with a moderate rate of spread, no structures threatened. #SkywayFire @ContraCostaFire pic.twitter.com/qdqK2lYXaf
— CAL FIRE SCU (@calfireSCU) June 14, 2021
Bay City News Service contributed to this report.
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