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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
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CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
Public Safety
Cal Fire launches free AwareCA wildfire alert app
Cal Fire launched AwareCA, a free app giving California residents, including those in Walnut Creek, real-time wildfire maps, evacuation alerts and push notifications from verified emergency agencies.
Public Safety
CHP boosts DUI patrols through Walnut Creek
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Walnut Creek faces triple-digit heat Saturday
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Con Fire battles 47-acre Byron blaze, four other vegetation fires on Wednesday
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to five vegetation fires on Wednesday, July 15, including a wind-driven 47-acre blaze in Byron and mutual aid at a 4-alarm fire near I-680 in Benicia that triggered a CHP SIGALERT.
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Teen mountain biker airlifted from Briones Regional Park after trail fall
A teenage mountain biker was airlifted unconscious from Briones Regional Park on Saturday, July 11, by a CHP helicopter and transported to Children's Hospital Oakland after a serious fall.
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PG&E announces power shutoffs in Walnut Creek area Wednesday and Thursday due to wildfire risk
PG&E announced Tuesday that customers in Walnut Creek and other parts of Contra Costa County could face power shutoffs starting Wednesday, July 15, through Thursday due to wildfire-risk weather, with guidance on how residents can prepare and stay informed.
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Con Fire battled 68 fires in 17 hours on the Fourth of July
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District responded to 228 incidents and fought 68 fires between 10 a.m. Saturday, July 4, and 3 a.m. Sunday, July 5, with dispatch fielding 498 calls across the district's service area including Walnut Creek.
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