Fire alarm at Greek housing on Bancroft Way

Heard on: Alameda CA Fire Dispatch Group Calls

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This transcript is auto-generated from live dispatch audio and may be incomplete or inaccurate. It is not an official report and may change.

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Engine three and truck five, respond to commercial fire alarm at (number withheld) Bancroft Way.

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Signal alpha epsilon.

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Cross streets are Bancroft Way and Piedmont Avenue.

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This is one from engine three.

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Go ahead.

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We're just in the area and heard construction going on.

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Do you have a contact for this residence?

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Negative, they gave me no phone number.

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I can look it up.

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To see if we have some other contact.

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Okay, copy, thank you.

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We're going to five responding.

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Check that.

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Quickly, one engine three is on scene of a two-story Greek housing.

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Alarm is sounding, nothing showing.

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Residents are evacuated.

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We'll be out investigating.

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Engine three, copy on scene.

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Two-story Greek housing, alarm sounding, nothing showing.

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People evacuated.

6/30/2026 10:36 AM

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Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704

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Not official report. AI-generated from public dispatch audio. Always verify with official sources.

As discussed during the dispatch call, fire units were dispatched to a commercial fire alarm at a Greek housing building near Bancroft Way and Piedmont Avenue in Berkeley. On arrival, crews found a two-story residence with the alarm sounding, residents evacuated, and no visible signs of fire, and they began investigating the possible cause.

Fire alarm at Greek housing on Bancroft Way

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