CONTRA COSTA COUNTY FIRE PROTECTION
DISTRICT
AARON MCALISTER, FIRE CHIEF
HERCULES, OCTOBER 2026
• Expanded Hazmat Program
• New Fire Stations 90 & 94 in Brentwood
Under Construction
• Two new Traffic Safety Units in Service
• Seasonal Aerial Firefighting Helicopter
Contract Began May 1st
• Communications Center Opening
SO FAR IN 2026
Medical: 1,136
Ambulance Only: 85
Alarm: 93
Public Assist: 53
Vehicle Accident: 42
Hazardous Condition: 58
Rescue: 11
Fire-Structure: 6
Fire-Vegetation: 1
Fire-Other: 17
Other: 1
CALLS BY TYPE IN HERCULES
JANUARY 1ST - AUGUST 31ST 2026: 1,503
January - August 2026
JANUARY - JULY SIGNIFICANT
INCIDENTS IN HERCULES:
January 20th: Commercial Structure Fire, Alfred Nobel Drive February 15th: Commercial Structure Fire, Bayfront Boulevard March 9th: Hazmat Incident, Sycamore Avenue
HOW FIRE TRAILS BENEFIT HERCULES:
FIRE TRAILS IN HERCULES:
APPROX. 2.68 MILES
● Provide fuel breaks to slow the spread of
approaching wildfires
● Provide access to fire engines to reach
remote areas in the event of a wildfire
HOW TO SUBMIT PROJECTS FOR 2026:
HAZARD MITIGATION:
2025 HERCULES PROJECTS:
● July 2025: Vegetation Management & Fuel Reduction
- Establishment of a shaded fuel break behind homes and cut woody brush/grass/weeds and lowered tree limbs ● August 2025: Vegetation Management & Fuel Reduction
- Establishment of shaded fuel break and defensible space fire clearance up to 100 ft from Refugio Valley Rd.
Fuel break also established on the south side of Refugio Valley Road near Pheasant Dr. & Partridge Dr. ● October 2025: Vegetation Management & Fuel Reduction
- Establishment of a 200 ft wide shaded fuel break behind homes ● December 2025: Vegetation Management & Fuel Reduction - Establishment of a 100 ft wide shaded fuel break behind homes and lowered tree limbs and cleared dead debris Portal access available through the District’s website www.cccfpd.org Residents who need additional assistance may contact the County Coordinator (925) 440-5831.
WILDFIRE PREPAREDNESS
• Home Hardening
• Create Defensible Space
• Have an Evacuation Plan
• Become a Firewise Community
• Ready, Set, Go!
Scan the QR code to find your Local
Responsibility Area and more information on
wildfire preparedness
PROTECT YOUR HOME FROM
WILDFIRES:
SAFETY OFFICER
UPSTAFFING QUINT/TRUCK 76
Fire Station 76 to be upstaffed from
a three person crew to a four person
crew to improve emergency
response.
MEASURE O
For further information or assistance,
please contact Administrative Services
Assistant Tammy Tomas at
[email protected] or 925-942-3300
ex. 1324
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