The Point Fire burning in Contra Costa County in the North Concord/Bay Point area is now 85-percent contained. The fire has spread across 471 acres.
Evacuation orders were downgraded to evacuation warnings for about 100 homes in the following zones: CCC-E201, CCC-E215, CCC-E216-A, CCC-E216-B, CCC-E217 and CCC-E218.
Residents were allowed back into their homes Saturday, according to Chelsea Burkett, public information officer for Cal Fire Santa Clara unit.
A map of evacuation zones can be found at www.cwsalerts.com/know-your-zone/.
The fire, which is north of state Highway 4, started on Friday at 3:20 p.m., north of Evora Road and Nichols Road.
Cal Fire’s Santa Clara Unit is leading the response.
Threats to critical infrastructure have been mitigated and road closures have been lifted.
No injuries have been reported and no structures have been damaged.
The cause is under investigation.
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I hope the United Sportsmen’s range is included in the “no damage to critical infrastructure” statement. I also hope a stray round from the range, upgraded for safety a few years ago, isn’t identified as a possible cause of the fire. Years ago that church down the road blamed the range for all the bullets on its roof, while ignoring all the shots fired from Gun Point (formerly West Pittsburg).
I saw a message posted on the USI website stating that they were spared any damage. I believe they were hoping to open by Sunday. The fire started on PG&E property. There’s very little chance it was started by any activity from USI.
I’m sure the Karen’s will find a way to blame it on them and find a way to “Chabot” the range.
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Thank you to the men & women of CalFire & Contra Costa Consolidated.
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Good job, firefighters!
There is always ALWAYS a fire in North Concord.Stop giving money to the homeless,all they buy is cigarettes and lighters(and dope) to start fires with.they get free food and clothes,free phone.Youre not helping them in any way