Please do not call 911 unless you have an emergency, authorities said.
Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre vegetation fire on top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday.
The fire is spreading slowly, but one structure is threatened.
Crews from Berkeley, Oakland, the East Bay Regional Park District, Cal Fire and Alameda County are responding, Berkeley Fire Chief David Sprague said.
No evacuations have been ordered, he added.
“Please do not call 911 unless you have an emergency,” authorities said in a Nixle alert at 12:34 p.m. “For updates monitor protect.genasys.com or download the Genasys Protect App. Sign up for AC Alert for emergency alerts at ACAlert.org.”
Update: As of about 2:35 p.m., authorities said the fire is now under control. No other details were provided.
In a Safety App announcement, UC Berkeley said “there were no impacts to campus property or operations” during Tuesday’s fire.
“Fire departments are still on scene and will continue to monitor the area,” UC Berkeley said at 2:44 p.m. “Roads at Stadium Rim Way & Centennial Drive and Prospect Street & Channing Way have been reopened. Please continue to avoid the area if possible. This incident is considered all clear.”
The fire is spreading slowly, but one structure is threatened, authorities said. Michael Wallman
Counterclockwise from upper left: Michael Wallman, Nathan Francis, Scanner Insider and Karen Switzer
This story was updated due to the developing nature of events.
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