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# Crews respond to West Berkeley vegetation fire
- URL: https://www.albanyscanner.com/2026/09/30/city/vegetation-fire-west-berkeley/
- Published: 2026-09-30T21:25:06.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-30T22:21:16.000Z
- Description: Berkeley police closed West Frontage Road between Gilman Street and University Avenue.
- Author: Emilie Raguso
- Tags: City, #articles, #tips

Authorities in Berkeley are responding to a [quarter-acre vegetation fire](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/30/community/berkeley-vegetation-fire-underway/?ref=albanyscanner.com) in West Berkeley on Wednesday afternoon.

As of publication time, the cause remained unknown.

Berkeley police closed West Frontage Road between Gilman Street and University Avenue during the response.

Footage from [ALERTCalifornia](https://alertcalifornia.org/?ref=albanyscanner.com), a public safety and environmental monitoring program based at the University of California, San Diego, showed smoke billowing into the air.

See [ongoing updates](https://www.berkeleyscanner.com/2026/09/30/community/berkeley-vegetation-fire-underway/?ref=albanyscanner.com) at The Berkeley Scanner.

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