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Video: Firefighters Limit Vegetation Fire Started by Homeless in Antioch

by ECT

On Tuesday at approximately 5:30 pm, Contra Costa County Firefighters responded to a report of a column of smoke in the area of Brazil Drive and Viera Avenue in the City of Antioch.

Firefighters arrived to an area known for homeless encampments with trees and brush on fire—just a week ago, they were called to the same spot for a small spot fire started from cooking. On Tuesday, firefighters were able to make quick access and limit the spread of the fire to under a quarter acre.

However, due to heavy brush and being in a field, crews were on scene for more than 2-hours performing mop up to ensure the fire did not start back up.

Antioch Police also responded to the incident.

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6 comments

Ray Aug 21, 2019 - 9:18 am

Did they drop their crack pipe?

Simonpure Aug 21, 2019 - 9:52 am

Goes to show the homeless elevator does not go all the way to the top floor.

Dianne Aug 21, 2019 - 2:21 pm

It now seems that we are having these “homeless” fires on a weekly basis. Why are those people still crouching in that area by the river? Where is the APD? How many more fires will we see this week or next? This is getting to be ridiculous!

Duke Aug 21, 2019 - 9:54 pm

This area seems to have a lot of dry vegetation! Who owns this property and why hasn’t all that vegetation been cut down a nothing? Those trees should be trimmed so they don’t become a hiding place for these vagrants! How much is fighting these fires costing us now? The firefighters are needed to go after residential and business structure fires.

Matt Aug 21, 2019 - 10:09 pm

This is absolutely rediculous & extremely dangerous for the first responders who have to risk there lives every time they respond to one of these fires. What is it going to take for the so called city leaders to get there act together and stop allowing criminal vagrants to take over this city.

Jasmine Aug 22, 2019 - 1:19 pm

The people running Antioch aren’t doing a damned thing to mitigate this very serious problem. Then we have to put up with these “do-gooder” homeless “advocates” who cause more problems than they try to solve.

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