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Please do not call 911 unless it is an emergency, authorities said.
Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre wildland fire atop Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday.
The fire is spreading slowly, but a structure is threatened.
Crews from Berkeley, Oakland, the East Bay Regional Park District, Cal Fire and Alameda County are responding, Berkeley Fire Chief David Sprague said.
No evacuations were ordered, he added.
“Please do not call 911 unless it is an emergency,” authorities said in a Nixle alert at 12:34 p.m. “For updates, monitor protector.genasys.com or download the Genasys Protect app. Sign up for AC Alert for emergency alerts at ACAlert.org.”
Update: Around 2:35 p.m., authorities said the fire was now under control. No further details were provided.
Counterclockwise from top left: Michael Wallman, Nathan Francis, Scanner initiated and Karen Switzerland
This story has been updated due to the evolving nature of events.
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