FIRE POLICE MAJOR INCIDENT

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE - (Arson: PC 148(A)(1) — OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH)

Location: 2400 BLOCK CALIFORNIA ST, BERKELEY

Incident details

Location

2400 BLOCK CALIFORNIA ST, BERKELEY

Time (Created)

May 12, 2026, 10:11 AM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00000719(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.
# 2026-00021144(BPD)
# 2026-00006578(BFD)

Priority

Level 1F

Call Type

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Progress

Cleared

Disposition

ARREST ONLY (NO CASE), PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT), FOLLOW UP

Source

911 Call

Dispatch

May 12, 2026, 10:12 AM

Arrived

May 12, 2026, 10:13 AM

Cleared

May 12, 2026, 3:46 PM

Last Update

May 12, 2026, 3:56 PM

First Arriving Unit

Engine 1

Dispatch Time

48s

Turnout Time

24s

Travel Time

3m 21s

Total Response Time

4m 33s

Cancelled Enroute

Battalion 8, Battalion 8

Response District

RD 5

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BPD crime-report details added
Jul 15, 2026, 10:04 AM

BerkeleyCrime first linked a BPD crime report or case record to this incident.
BFD response metrics pulled
Jul 11, 2026, 8:40 PM

BerkeleyCrime first pulled additional response details from BFD’s incident archive.
BFD live response details added
May 12, 2026, 10:11 AM

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

Case record details

Case number

2026-00021144

Case status

Arrest

Disposition

Complaint Filed

Recorded location

2400 CALIFORNIA ST

Fire unit activity

Engine 1

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

EMS 2

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Engine 5

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Medic 5

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Truck 2

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Engine 2

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Engine 6

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Battalion 8

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Patrol 5

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Truck 5

May 12, 10:11:16 AM

Assigned

Crime Report Filed

Report type

Arson

Primary charge

PC 148(A)(1) — OBSTRUCT/RESIST/ETC PUBLIC/PEACE OFFICER/EMERGENCY MED TECH

Occurred

May 12, 2026, 10:00 AM

Case number

2026-00021144

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