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A Nixle alert stated that a red flag warning means critical fire weather conditions are occurring or will occur. The alert said a condition of low relative humidity, warm temperatures and strong winds can contribute to extreme fire behavior.
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The heavy winds and dry conditions that caused 17 wildfires in the North Bay are predicted to return Wednesday and potentially affect parts of the East Bay.
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The Grizzly Fire, which started Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of Grizzly Peak Boulevard and Fish Ranch Road in the Berkeley Hills, is no longer actively burning, according to Oakland Fire Department Battalion Chief Melinda Drayton.
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About 200 firefighters from nine local fire departments, including Berkeley Fire Department, Oakland Fire Department and the Alameda County Fire Department, responded to a 20-acre fire in the Berkeley Hills that caused evacuations on a number of evacuations at campus properties.
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Berkeley Fire Department and Alameda County Fire Department responded to the Hearst Food Court at 2505 Hearst Ave. on Thursday afternoon after BFD received a report of a transformer that was blown out and on fire at the address.
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An AC Transit bus collided with and sheared off the top of a fire hydrant Wednesday afternoon near the Downtown Berkeley BART station, flooding the streets with water.
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UC Berkeley found itself at the center of national media attention Monday night following a bizarre series of events that culminated with an explosion near California Hall and the swift evacuation of campus.
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