False alarm at Berkeley jail lobby fire system

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 two and truck two, respond to commercial fire alarm at (number withheld) Martin Luther King Jr Way.

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Here, cross streets are Addison Street and Center Street.

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Engine two, Berkeley one.

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The

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activation point is in the jail lobby at the exit door for the night.

00:26

Night entrance.

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There was a subject now in the front lobby who has told us PD is on their way to contact them.

00:34

There is no active fire problem.

00:39

Copy that. You can show.

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Copy.

00:41

Copy.

00:42

First one from two, full station and alarm for our reset.

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Copy.

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We've reset the panel up here as well.

00:53

Cool. We had dual resets.

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There's an annunciator panel in the PSP lobby that's also able to control it.

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Copy, confirm that is reset as well.

01:07

Yeah, they should be linked and controllable from either.

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Copy.

7/14/2026 01:48 PM

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Milvia St, 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 crews responded to a commercial fire alarm at a public building near Martin Luther King Jr Way and Addison Street in Berkeley. The activation was reported in the jail lobby area. Police were notified, and responders confirmed there was no active fire and reset the alarm system.

False alarm at Berkeley jail lobby fire system

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