Berkeley Fire

Driver crashes into Berkeley coffee shop, taken to Highland

"The car was smoking and smelled of gas, so we got the driver clear while supporting her neck," a witness to the crash wrote on Twitter.

Man collapses, dies outside North Berkeley Safeway

A passerby saw the man on the ground struggling to get up and called 911 for help. BFD attempted life-saving efforts but was unsuccessful.

'Failing' Berkeley fire station alert system needs $1.6M fix

The system "frequently malfunctions which causes delays in the dispatch of responders, or responders completely missing a notification."

Berkeley warehouse fire keeps BFD busy Sunday night

Firefighters had to force entry into the 12,000-square-foot warehouse.

Berkeley looks to reimagine its wildly outdated dispatch center

Proposed changes to Berkeley's dispatch center would add annual staffing costs of $3 million. The current annual budget is about $6.5 million.

2 taken to Highland after 3-car crash at Gilman, 6th in Berkeley

According to the preliminary investigation, a driver sped through the red light heading south and struck a car that was eastbound, police said.

Fire at Reid's Records building in Berkeley causes $300K damage

Fire crews arrived to find the Reid's building on fire with heavy black smoke coming from the first floor.