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Fire alarm at three-story building in Berkeley, Berkeley CA

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Fire & Arson

Reported: 12/12/2025 07:52 PM

La Loma Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

Firefighters responded to a commercial fire alarm at near La Loma Avenue, Berkeley, at a three-story cooperative building. No fire or smoke was visible upon arrival, and no alarms were sounding at the units checked.

Audio|Heard on: Berkeley Police and Fire

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01:39

Transcript:

00:00

Engine 2 and Truck 2 respond to commercial fire alarm.

00:04

At near La Loma Avenue, Kingman Hall.

00:08

Cross streets are Le Conte Avenue and Ridge Road.

00:11

Firstly one engine three.

00:18

Can you have the RP come out? We're in front of Department 7.

00:22

We don't hear an alarm.

00:25

Copy all caller.

00:31

Engine 3, are you outside Unit 7 or outside the building?

00:37

We just made contact with Unit 7.

00:40

There's no alarm going off there.

00:42

We're now in front of Unit 11.

00:48

We want to mention 3.

00:51

Go ahead.

00:54

Did you call RP NFM to step out?

00:58

I did. She said that she sees the firetruck but does not see any firefighters.

01:03

And I'm still on the phone with her trying to figure out what's going on.

01:10

Engine 3 from Truck 5, I think we're off by two numbers.

01:13

We're going to go check out the next door neighbor.

01:21

Berkeley 1, Engine 2 on scene of a three-story co-op.

01:24

Nothing showing from the street. Engine 2 investigating.

01:29

Engine 2, I don't know if I copied that, but I did copy that.

01:34

So as a three-story co-op, nothing to show you at this time.

01:38

Supervisor, thank you.

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La Loma Ave, Berkeley, CA 94709

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