FIRE POLICE NEWS COVERAGE MAJOR INCIDENT

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Location: 2900 BLOCK BENVENUE AVE, BERKELEY

News coverage

Reporting related to this incident

NEWS

Berkeley Fire handles EV battery fire at Webster, Benvenue

The Berkeley Scanner Apr 24, 2026

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Incident details

Location

2900 BLOCK BENVENUE AVE, BERKELEY

Time (Created)

Apr 21, 2026, 10:38 AM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00000605(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.
# 2026-00005573(BFD)

Priority

Level 1F

Call Type

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Progress

Cleared

Source

911 Call

Dispatch

Apr 21, 2026, 10:40 AM

Arrived

Apr 21, 2026, 10:41 AM

Cleared

Apr 21, 2026, 2:12 PM

Last Update

Apr 21, 2026, 2:12 PM

First Arriving Unit

Engine 3

Dispatch Time

1m 39s

Turnout Time

16s

Travel Time

44s

Total Response Time

2m 39s

Cancelled Enroute

Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 4, EMS 2

Response District

RD 3

Incident update history3 updates Open timeline

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

BerkeleyCrime linked Berkeley Fire handles EV battery fire at Webster, Benvenue from The Berkeley Scanner to this incident.
BFD response metrics pulled
Jul 11, 2026, 8:39 PM

BerkeleyCrime first pulled additional response details from BFD’s incident archive.
BFD live response details added
Apr 21, 2026, 10:38 AM

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

Fire unit activity

Engine 3

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Assigned

Medic 3

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Assigned

Engine 5

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Assigned

Battalion 6

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Assigned

Truck 2

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Assigned

Engine 1

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Cancelled enroute

Engine 2

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Cancelled enroute

Engine 4

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Cancelled enroute

EMS 2

Apr 21, 10:38:40 AM

Cancelled enroute

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