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WORKING FIRE - (Arson: PC 368 (B) - F — CAUSE INJ ELDER/DEP ADULT AGG ASSAULT)

Location: 900 BLOCK COLUSA AVE, BERKELEY

News coverage

Reporting related to this incident

NEWS

Berkeley man sustains serious injuries in apartment fire

The Berkeley Scanner Mar 6, 2026

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Incident details

Location

900 BLOCK COLUSA AVE, BERKELEY

Time (Created)

Mar 4, 2026, 9:40 AM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00003066(BFD)
# 2026-00000321(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.
# 2026-00010176(BPD)
# 2026-00003060(BFD)
# 2026-00003059(BFD)

Priority

Level 1F

Progress

Cleared

Disposition

PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)

Source

911 Call

Dispatch

Mar 4, 2026, 9:41 AM

Arrived

Mar 4, 2026, 9:45 AM

Cleared

Mar 4, 2026, 10:44 PM

Last Update

Mar 5, 2026, 12:57 AM

First Arriving Unit

Engine 4

Dispatch Time

2m 1s

Turnout Time

Travel Time

2m 58s

Total Response Time

4m 59s

Response District

RD 4

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News coverage added
Sep 22, 2026, 8:04 PM

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Jul 15, 2026, 10:04 AM

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Case record details

Case number

2026-00010176

Case status

Closed

Disposition

Lack of Sufficient Evidence

Recorded location

900 COLUSA AVE

Fire unit activity

Engine 4

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Patrol 5

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Crime Report Filed

Report type

Arson

Primary charge

PC 368 (B) - F — CAUSE INJ ELDER/DEP ADULT AGG ASSAULT

Occurred

Mar 4, 2026, 9:30 AM

Case number

2026-00010176

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