East Contra Costa Fire Protection District
former American municipal fire department
East Contra Costa Fire Protection District (ECCFPD) is a former fire department that is responsible for providing fire protection in the most eastern section of Contra Costa County. The district was created on November 1, 2002 by the East Diablo, Oakley, and Bethel Island Fire Protection Districts. It was annexed on July 1, 2022 by CONFIRE.
From 2020, The district has three fire stations with three fire fighters each. Its territory covers 247 square miles and includes two cities, plus much of the county's unincorporated area. The incorporated cities are Brentwood and Oakley. Unincorporated community areas are Bethel Island, Discovery Bay, Byron, Knightsen, and Marsh Creek/Morgan Territory (under contract with CALFIRE).
As of 2020, the district claims to serve a population of 128,000. Financial support is primarily from property taxes collected by the county.
History
Pre-merger of fire stations
Before the East Contra Costa Fire Protection District was formed in November 2002, the fire protection districts for East Contra Costa was East Diablo Fire Protection District (Brentwood, Byron, Discovery Bay, and Marsh Creek), Oakley Fire Protection District (Oakley and Knightsen), and Bethel Island Fire District (Bethel Island).
East Diablo Fire Protection District
The district was founded as the Brentwood Fire District in 1928 by local residents who elected Clyde Watson as the very first Fire Chief.
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