Berkeley ambulance catches fire during patient transport; no injuries
A Berkeley Fire Department ambulance caught fire in the Berkeley Hills while taking a patient to the hospital Wednesday night, authorities report.
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Foam from garbage truck fire likely was ‘primary culprit’ in steelhead trout kill
More than 60 steelhead trout were killed in Berkeley's Codornices Creek recently, likely as a result of 20 gallons of foam retardant used to extinguish a garbage truck fire in early April, authorities report.
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Firefighters rescued a mother and her teenage son off a second-floor balcony early Friday morning after someone set a fire outside their townhome on Stanton Street in South Berkeley, authorities report.
BFD responds to fire on Delaware Street downtown
BFD said the back structure that caught fire at a residential address was packed with stuff which made initial access for firefighters difficult.
Berkeley restaurant evacuated, road closed due to suspicious substance alert
Berkeley police and fire departments responded Monday morning to a report of a suspicious substance found in an envelope at La Note restaurant in downtown Berkeley.
Update: Fish and Wildlife officers investigate dead fish after chemical spill
One community member surveyed the area from Eighth Street to San Pablo Avenue "and photographed around 60+ dead fish" after firefighters had to use foam to put out a garbage truck fire on Rose Street on Wednesday.
Kitchen fire shutters Berkeley’s Grégoire restaurant for a few weeks
Berkeley firefighters were able to extinguish the flames within ten minutes, but the restaurant was still damaged badly.
Berkeley firefighters rescue hiker after fall, head injury at Codornices waterfall
Berkeley firefighters used a pulley system to lower a stretcher down a steep embankment to rescue a man in his 70s who slipped and fell near the waterfall at Codornices Park on Thursday evening, authorities report.
Small fires hit Smokehouse burger spot and Berkeley apartment building
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‘It’s more urgent than ever.’ Wildfires prompt Berkeley to push harder on climate action efforts
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Berkeley and Oakland firefighters rescue older woman from burning home
Both Berkeley and Oakland firefighters responded to the call because the house is set on a street with a Berkeley mailing address that is actually inside Oakland city limits.
Electricity shutoffs during high-fire threats worry some East Bay residents
Many fires are caused by downed power lines, but while some say a new PG&E shutoff policy makes sense, others believe cutting power during an emergency puts people at greater risk.
