A Calfire helicopter drafts water from a pond near Balfour Road and Highway 4 Saturday afternoon. Two tanker planes also helped contain a 40-acre grass fire south of Antioch.Photo by Richard Wisdom
A Calfire helicopter heads back to a 40-acre grass fire after refilling with water from a pond next to Balfour Road Saturday. The Huey helicopter can carry about 360 gallons of water. Photo by Rick Lemyre
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District Chief Hugh Henderson said the fire was reported at 1:53 p.m. and was contained at 3 p.m. Two engines and two water tenders from the ECCFPD responded, as did units from the county's Confire and the state's Calfire agencies. Two Calfire tankers and a helicopter fought the fire from above.
The cause of the fire is under investigation by Calfire, Henderson said, but it might have been started by a spark from a mower. The area is mostly rolling hills and grassland. No structures were damaged, and no injuries were reported.
Henderson said Calfire crews would probably stay on scene all night to guard against flare-ups.
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