FIRE POLICE MAJOR INCIDENT

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Location: 1900 BLOCK RUSSELL ST, BERKELEY

Incident details

Location

1900 BLOCK RUSSELL ST, BERKELEY

Time (Created)

Mar 23, 2026, 3:48 AM

Incident Numbers

# 2026-00004064(BFD)
# 2026-00013288(BPD)

Priority

Level 1F

Call Type

STRFIRE-STRUCTURE FIRE

Progress

Cleared

Disposition

MDT NARRATIVE ONLY

Source

911 Call

Dispatch

Mar 23, 2026, 3:50 AM

Arrived

Mar 23, 2026, 3:52 AM

Cleared

Mar 23, 2026, 4:16 AM

Last Update

Mar 23, 2026, 4:17 AM

First Arriving Unit

Engine 5

Dispatch Time

1m 32s

Turnout Time

1m 44s

Travel Time

1m 56s

Total Response Time

5m 12s

Cancelled Enroute

Engine 1, Engine 2, Engine 3, Medic 5, Truck 5, Truck 2, EMS 2

Response District

RD 5

Incident update history2 updates Open timeline

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BFD response metrics pulled
Jul 11, 2026, 8:38 PM

BerkeleyCrime first pulled additional response details from BFD’s incident archive.
BFD live response details added
Mar 23, 2026, 3:48 AM

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

Fire unit activity

Engine 5

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Assigned

Battalion 7

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Assigned

Engine 1

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

Engine 2

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

Engine 3

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

Medic 5

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

Truck 5

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

Truck 2

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

EMS 2

Mar 23, 03:48:29 AM

Cancelled enroute

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