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Berkeley Fire Department
Berkeley advances plan to spend $40K a year on cancer screenings for firefighters
The City Council has moved ahead a still-pending pilot program for cancer screening at BFD. It’s just one component of the department’s rigorous program of maintaining its personnel’s physical and mental health.
Only 9% of Berkeley firefighters are women. The fire department wants to change that
BFD hosted a “First in Fire” camp over the weekend, giving women who may be interested in firefighting and other emergency service work a taste of the job.
Body recovered at Berkeley Marina Saturday
A dead man in his 50s was found at the water line near the Berkeley Yacht Club Saturday morning, police said.
Police, firefighters recover body in Northeast Berkeley
Authorities have not identified the victim or specified a cause of death but police said it does not appear to be suspicious.
Motorist hits pedestrian with car in West Berkeley, sending her to ICU
Police said the pedestrian, a woman in her 50s, was hit just before 3 p.m. Wednesday in a crosswalk where Heinz Avenue crosses Seventh Street.
Berkeley to fund study on Alta Bates closure impact, local health needs
Sutter Health says the closure of its Berkeley campus isn’t confirmed, but officials are preparing for a loss of services.
Berkeley Fire Department advised to cut response times, hire more medics
A city-hired consultant also recommended the department bring on new ambulances, which it has, but now it needs to find a new facility from which to deploy them.
Northwest Berkeley fire under investigation, none injured
The fire shut down parts of Gilman Street and Eastshore Highway Saturday morning. A locked gate and packed building made the attack tricky, and it’s still not clear who owns the warehouse that caught fire.
The Top 10 Berkeley stories in 2023
Read again about one of the first Asian American bookstores closing in Berkeley, an Affordable Housing Guide, Hopkins Street, the 1923 fire, People’s Park, Indian and Mortar rocks and more.
Berkeley’s mental health crisis team has taken more than 150 calls since Sept. 5
The crisis team still has not hired enough staff to run 24 hours a day, seven days a week as the operators have said they intend.
Update: Child abuse, ‘ghost gun’ allegations after standoff
A woman was arrested on suspicion of child abuse and gun crimes. A man is still under investigation for the alleged shooting that touched off the standoff.