Berkeley Fire Department

The Berkeley Fire Department, or BFD, launched a public outreach and education campaign May 1, with the goal of educating Berkeley residents about wildfire safety and prevention.

Berkeley City Council members and budget manager Sharon Friedrichsen discussed updates to the proposed budget for the 2024 fiscal year during a special meeting Tuesday.

A fire was reported at the Varsity Berkeley apartment building on Durant Avenue on Thursday evening. No injuries were reported.

Berkeley Fire Department, or BFD, received several reports of a house fire on the 1600 block of Kains Avenue in Berkeley late Tuesday night. 

The Berkeley Police Department reported that a caller discovered a woman's body floating in the Berkeley Marina Monday evening.

The Berkeley Fire Department, or BFD, plans to launch a comprehensive neighborhood program to reduce wildfire risks later this March.

The city of Berkeley is in crisis as it struggles to hire and retain the workers necessary to maintain city operations.

The Berkeley Unified School District, or BUSD, Board met Wednesday to recognize the Berkeley Fire Department for its role in facilitating a career pathway program. 

A male bicyclist in his 20s was transported to Highland Hospital in Oakland after being struck by a driver at the intersection of Hearst Avenue and Euclid Avenue around 8 p.m. Tuesday night.

On Nov. 4, a man was found unresponsive in a tent at what UCPD Lt. Nicolas Hernandez called the “UC Construction Site” on the 2500 block of Haste.