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The Berkeley Fire Department responded to a fire Thursday at 1:05 p.m. at a homeless encampment located in West Berkeley. BFD crew members found a tent on fire and a female resident with moderate to severe leg burns.
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Berkeley community members have banded together to raise over $32,000 as of press time in support of Dorothée Mitrani, owner of La Note, who lost her dogs and home in a fire late November.
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The city of Berkeley is developing an evacuation plan, which will include a component that specifically addresses wildfire evacuations.
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On Monday, Berkeley residents were impacted by a PG&E power outage, UC Berkeley canceled classes and the air quality index reached an “unhealthy” level.
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The Berkeley Police Department responded Sept. 20 at 10:25 p.m. to a report from Whole Foods Market on Telegraph Avenue of an unconscious man at the store.
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Two men were hit by an Amtrak train and killed on the Union Pacific Railroad tracks near Fourth Street and Bancroft Way on Thursday night.
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Certain insurance companies notified homeowners of their coverage cancellations and cited an unwanted risk of exposure to wildfires.
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Berkeley Fire Department, or BFD, responded to reports of a fire at a building on Warring Street early this morning, according to BFD assistant chief Keith May.
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The city of Berkeley held wildfire drills Sunday to increase and evaluate city-wide preparedness in the case of a fire hazard. The drills were used to gauge how well local emergency response agencies could notify residents, order an evacuation and control traffic flow away from a fire, according to Berkeley Fire Department Assistant Chief Keith May.
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On Aug. 4, residents of a low-income senior housing complex in South Berkeley were displaced after a fire began in the early afternoon.
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