{"id":889446,"date":"2026-10-21T00:50:13","date_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:50:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889446\/"},"modified":"2026-10-21T00:50:13","modified_gmt":"2026-10-21T00:50:13","slug":"update-panoramic-hill-fire-in-berkeley-under-control","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/889446\/","title":{"rendered":"Update: Panoramic Hill fire in Berkeley ‘under control’"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"Emilie<\/a><\/p>\n

Please do not call 911 unless you have an emergency, authorities said.<\/p>\n

Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre vegetation fire on top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The fire is spreading slowly, but one structure is threatened.<\/p>\n

Crews from Berkeley, Oakland, the East Bay Regional Park District, Cal Fire and Alameda County are responding, Berkeley Fire Chief David Sprague said.<\/p>\n

No evacuations have been ordered, he added.<\/p>\n

“Please do not call 911<\/a> unless you have an emergency,” authorities said in a Nixle alert at 12:34 p.m. “For updates monitor protect.genasys.com<\/a> or download the Genasys Protect App. Sign up for AC Alert for emergency alerts at ACAlert.org.”<\/p>\n

Update: As of about 2:35 p.m., authorities said the fire is now under control<\/a>. No other details were provided.<\/p>\n

In a Safety App<\/a> announcement, UC Berkeley<\/a> said “there were no impacts to campus property or operations” during Tuesday’s fire.<\/p>\n

“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.” <\/p>\n

\"\"The fire is spreading slowly, but one structure is threatened, authorities said. Michael Wallman<\/p>\n

Counterclockwise from upper left: Michael Wallman, Nathan Francis, Scanner Insider<\/a> and Karen Switzer<\/p>\n

This story was updated due to the developing nature of events.<\/p>\n

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