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Update: Malfunctioning Vehicle Causes 105 Acre Fire on Kirker Pass Road

by ECT

At 12:15 pm Friday, Contra Costa County Fire Protection District firefighters responded to a report of a vegetation fire on Kirker Pass Road between the City of Concord and City of Pittsburg.

Multiple callers reported smoke and flames showing with a small spot fire and a short time later a hillside on fire.

Engine 11 arrived on scene reporting 3 separate fires

CONFIRE was working on having law enforcement shut down Kirker Pass Road. The request was for the southbound direction in Pittsburg. A hard closure was at Kirker Pass and Castlewood Drive.

As of 12:29 pm, CONFIRE had requested a second-alarm response.

As of 12:46 pm, 3 separate fires were making aggressive runs up the hill. BC8 reported the fire was estimated at 20-acres.

As of 12:47 pm, fire was estimated at 30-acres with potential to grow to 100 acres. Air support has been requested to the scene for water drops.

1:45 pm Update
CONFIRE reporting Kirker Pass Road grass fire between Concord & Pittsburg currently not contained, has burned to approximately 90 acres. No structures threatened. Kirker Pass Road closed in both directions

2:51 pm Update
According to Contra Costa County Fire, the fire was estimated at 105 acres and it was determined that a malfunctioning vehicle caused the fire. Kirker Pass was anticipated to be closed for the next several hours.

Check back for updates.

Detail Information
5:21 PM27[74] ***SB LNS CLOSED / UNK ETO / NB OPEN***
5:20 PM26[72] AFFIRM / NB OPEN PER CNCD
5:20 PM25[71] 404N INQ IF CNCD PD OPENED NB LN
4:44 PM24[70] 19-404N STILL NEG ETO FOR SB LNS HOWEVER I/C WILL ADV CNCD PD KNOW THEY CAN OPEN UP NB LNS //CONT TO PERIODICALLY CHECK W/CNCD IF THEY OPEN IT UP AND ADV PIT PD
3:44 PM23[69] 1039 CNCD PD LINE 67/68
3:39 PM22[68] ARROWHEAD ADV’D THEIR 1185 ETA 1-2 HRS
3:39 PM21[67] ARROWHEAD TOW LL – WAS REQ’D BY INVD PTY // INQ IF ABLE TO ACCESS // CPYS CHP NEG 1097
1:20 PM20[57] A19-404M 404M FIRE IS MOVING TOO FAST – FIRE IS MOVING UP ON NORTONVILLE / PITTS PD WILL SHUT IT DWN AT DWN PHEASANT AT RR OR RR/PHEASANT FOR HARD CLOSURE / 1022 CO RDS
1:11 PM19[56] PER CNCD – THEY HAVE A HARD CLOSURE IN PLACE CLEARBROOK X KIRKER PASS – IT’S CLOSED DWN PRETTY FAR INBOUND // 1039 CO RDS
1:09 PM18[55] 404M RADIO 10-1 / LN 54 IS PER S7 WHO WAS 10-5’ING / 404M WAS LL W/ HIM
1:08 PM17[54] 404M REQ CO RDS FOR CLOSURE OF SB KIRKER PASS / UNK ETO / EXTENDED DUE TO THE FIRE / ADVS CNCD THEY NEED TO DO A HARD CLOSURE ON THEIR END FOR THE SAME
12:53 PM16[52] ^***ISSUE SIGALERT*** KIRKER PASS RD NEAR TOP OF THE HILL CLOSED BOTH DIRECTIONS DUE TO BRUSH FIRE IN AREA. UNK ETO REF LOG 0989
12:48 PM15[51] 19-404M ISSUE SIG ALERT / SIGNIFICANT FIRE / FD PERSONNEL WILL BE 10-6 HERE FOR A WHILE*************
12:47 PM14[50] 19-403 97 NB LNS ARE ALSO CLOSED DWN / 404M CPY
12:42 PM13[44] [Appended, 12:45:39] [3] XFER CC CO FIRE
12:41 PM12[42] [Appended, 12:45:39] [1] HILLSIDE /VISUAL OF SMOKE AND FLAMES
12:36 PM11[37] [Appended, 12:36:45] [4] DECLINED TO BE XFERD TO FIRE
12:35 PM10[35] [Appended, 12:36:45] [2] FIRE WAS HEADED THAT WAY
12:29 PM9[29] RP ADV FIRE SHOULD SEND MORE ENG COMPANIES
12:26 PM8[26] [Notification] [CHP]-PER COCO FIRE – REQ CHP FOR 1184 – VEG FIRE ON WEST SIDE OF KIRKER PASS AT TOTH – VEHS DRIVING THROUGH SMOKE and MULT NEAR TC’S W/ FIRE ENGINE // CPYS CHP ENRT [Shared]
12:22 PM7[21] [Appended, 12:22:31] [3] XFER FIRE
12:17 PM6[11] TRYING TO XFER TO COCO FIRE LINES BUSY
12:15 PM5[8] [Appended, 12:16:01] [3] XFR CON FIRE
12:15 PM4[7] [Appended, 12:16:01] [2] BRUSH FIRE
12:15 PM3[2] XFR FIRE
12:15 PM2[1] FIRE IN HILLS
12:14 PM1[3] [Appended, 12:15:37] [1] BRUSH FIRE ON RS

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