Con Fire plan to annex Pinole fire department awaits final approval, possibly by next March

by Tony Hicks, Bay City News October 23, 2022October 20, 2022

Pinole Fire Station 73 appears in an undated image. It is one of two stations that would be annexed into the Contra Costa County Fire Protection District under a proposal that must be approved by the county's Local Agency Formation Commission. Station 74, which has been closed since 2011, would reopen after the merger. (Photo courtesy of city of Pinole)

The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District is a step closer to annexing Pinole and providing fire service there, after the West County city and Con Fire’s board of directors signed off on the move earlier this month.

The Pinole City Council unanimously gave its consent Oct. 10. The Contra Costa County Board of Supervisors, in its role as fire district board, approved the merger the following day.

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