Results of Investigation of 2007 Contra Costa Line-of-Duty Deaths Released

July 21, 2008 – A year-long investigation of the July 21, 2007, deaths of two fire fighters and two residents in a California house fire reveals weaknesses throughout the Contra Costa County Fire Department. The worst tragedy in the department's 43-year history, the fire took the lives of Contra Costa County, CA Local 1230 members Captain Matt Burton, 35, and Engineer Scott Desmond, 37. Click here to read the report.