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Firefighters on the scen of the Parks Fire near the Dublin-San Ramon border on Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy SRVFPD) 
An SRVFPD fire engine at the scene of the Parks Fire on Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo Courtesy SRVFPD) 
An SRVFPD firefighter looks on at the nearby Parks Fire on Aug. 23, 2025 (Photo couretsy SRVFPD) 
Aircraft carrying flame retardant were ultimately able to help stop forward progress on the Parks Fire by the evening on Aug. 23, 2025. (Photo courtesy SRVFPD)
The Tri-Valley’s largest fire of the year was declared 100% contained this weekend without any damage to neighboring structures or residents thanks to the coordinated efforts of fire agencies from across the region.
The Parks Fire broke out at the Camp Parks army base near the border of San Ramon and Dublin Friday afternoon, ballooning quickly from one acre to a peak of 118 acres within less than two hours.
Crews from the Camp Parks fire department, Cal Fire, SRVFPD, ACFD, Con Fire, and LPFD converged for the coordinated effort near Dougherty and Fall Creek road, stopping forward progress of the fire by that evening and successfully controlling it by late Saturday morning.
“The fire, which ignited yesterday, burned exclusively within the installation’s training area on the northern portion of the base,” officials with Camp Parks said in an announcement Saturday evening. “No buildings, structures, or essential infrastructure were damaged. There were no reported injuries to military personnel or civilians.”
While the initial fire was resolved without further incident beyond the 118 acres of grassland it burned, the dramatic plumes of smoke that were visible from throughout the Tri-Valley Friday afternoon and evening served as a stark reminder to the community about how quickly a vegetation fire can start and spread in the dry grasslands in the late summer heat.
The Parks Fire was the first of the year to exceed more than 100 acres in the Tri-Valley, according to data from Cal Fire, and the only one to have posed a major threat to well-populated areas. It was the second largest fire of the year in all of Alameda County, behind the 261-acre Midway Fire east of Livermore that started May 22.
The cause of the Parks Fire remains under investigation, officials said.
