FIRE POLICE MAJOR INCIDENT

FREEWAY-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY

Location: BUCHANAN OFF I80 E, BUCHANAN ST, BUCHANAN ON I580 W, BUCHANAN ON I80 E / EASTSHORE HWY, HARRISON ST, ALBANY

Incident details

Location

BUCHANAN OFF I80 E, BUCHANAN ST, BUCHANAN ON I580 W, BUCHANAN ON I80 E / EASTSHORE HWY, HARRISON ST, ALBANY

Time (Created)

Mar 1, 2026, 1:56 PM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00000309(Likely Royal)

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Royal Ambulance does not publish incident numbers. We infer that Royal was attached to this call, but this has not been confirmed. Royal is Berkeley's contracted basic-life-support (BLS) ambulance provider for certain transports, including mental-health and 5150 calls.
# 2026-00002935(BFD)

Priority

Level 1F

Call Type

FREEWAY-VEHICLE ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY

Progress

Cleared

Source

Telephone

Dispatch

Mar 1, 2026, 1:57 PM

Arrived

Mar 1, 2026, 2:04 PM

Cleared

Mar 1, 2026, 2:14 PM

Last Update

Mar 1, 2026, 2:14 PM

First Arriving Unit

Medic 2

Dispatch Time

52s

Turnout Time

Travel Time

7m 25s

Total Response Time

8m 21s

Cancelled Enroute

Battalion 8

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BFD response metrics pulled
Jul 11, 2026, 8:36 PM

BerkeleyCrime first pulled additional response details from BFD’s incident archive.
BFD live response details added
Mar 1, 2026, 1:56 PM

BerkeleyCrime first observed this incident or its unit-response details from BFD sources.

Fire unit activity

Medic 2

Mar 01, 01:56:13 PM

Assigned

Engine 4

Mar 01, 01:56:13 PM

Assigned

EMS 2

Mar 01, 01:56:13 PM

Assigned

Truck 2

Mar 01, 01:56:13 PM

Assigned

Battalion 8

Mar 01, 01:56:13 PM

Cancelled enroute

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