FIRE POLICE MAJOR INCIDENT

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE - (Arson: PC 451(C) — ARSON:STRUCTURE/FOREST LAND)

Location: 1300 BLOCK 2ND ST, BERKELEY

Incident details

Location

1300 BLOCK 2ND ST, BERKELEY

Time (Created)

Feb 5, 2026, 1:49 AM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00000199(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.
# 2026-00001666(BFD)
# 2026-00005597(BPD)

Priority

Level 1F

Call Type

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Progress

Cleared

Disposition

PRIMARY CASE (CASE OR COLD THEFT)

Source

911 Call

Dispatch

Feb 5, 2026, 1:51 AM

Arrived

Feb 5, 2026, 1:56 AM

Cleared

Feb 5, 2026, 4:38 AM

Last Update

Feb 5, 2026, 4:43 AM

First Arriving Unit

Engine 6

Dispatch Time

2m 42s

Turnout Time

1m 57s

Travel Time

2m 54s

Total Response Time

7m 33s

Response District

RD 6

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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, 8:33 PM

BerkeleyCrime first pulled additional response details from BFD’s incident archive.
BFD live response details added
Feb 5, 2026, 1:49 AM

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

Case record details

Case number

2026-00005597

Case status

Follow up/Active for INV

Recorded location

1300 2ND ST

Fire unit activity

Engine 6

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Engine 1

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Truck 2

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Battalion 7

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Medic 1

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Truck 5

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Engine 2

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

EMS 2

Feb 05, 01:49:15 AM

Assigned

Crime Report Filed

Report type

Arson

Primary charge

PC 451(C) — ARSON:STRUCTURE/FOREST LAND

Occurred

Feb 5, 2026, 1:49 AM

Case number

2026-00005597

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