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1	CLERY ACT FIRE LOG						Annual Fire Safety Report is available at: https://ucpd.berkeley.edu/sites/default/files/uc-berkeley-annual-fire-safety-security-report.pdf
2							Hard copies of this report are available at the UC Berkeley EH&S Fire Marshal's Office at 317 University Hall, 2199 Addison Street Berkley CA 94720
3	Incident Date	Time of Incident	Date and Time Reported	Name of Residential Building	Street Address	Fire Cause	Provide Details of Fire	Value of Property Damage	Injuries that Required Treatment at Medical Facility or by Emergency Responders	Deaths Related to Fire	Number of Deaths

4	2/23/2014	10:45:00 PM	2/25/2014 13:47:59	Cloyne Court	2424 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709	Undetermined	A small fire occurred in a trash can located in a bathroom on the third floor of the central wing (C31). The cause could not be determined by BFD or management. There was minor damage to an adjacent sink.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
5	9/25/2014	9:50:00 PM	9/26/2014 12:09:47	Clark Kerr Bldg. 4	2601 Warring St Berkeley CA 94709	Intentional	RA reported that she had seen name tag burned on her door, There was a large burn mark on the door and half the tag had been burned. There were also a few smaller burn marks on the door. The residents did not know who did it and did not feel unsafe in the room. UCPD was called.	$ 100 - 999	None.	No	0
6	11/16/2014	12:00:00 AM	11/17/14 15:01:30	Spens Black Hall	2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94709	Unintentional	A bag of popcorn was burned in the cooking process. The students put the popcorn down the trash chute. Although the fire was out and there were no flames, the bag was still smoking with caused the sprinkler alarms to be set off. There was damage to the trash chute and the sprinkler system went off, causing water damage in some of the rooms.	$1000-9999	None	No	0
7	12/11/2014	11:30:00 PM	12/11/14 15:23:24	Wada Hall	2650 Haste Berkeley CA 94709	Intentional	Burned paper door sign on meeting room wada L12 Pictures are available	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
8	12/16/2014	Unknown	12/16/14 13:33:54	Foothill Building 9	2700 Hearst Avenue Berkeley CA 94709	Intentional	A burn mark was found in the room. There was a bag of coals in the room as well.	$ 1000 - 9999	None	No	0
9	2/3/2015	9:52:00 AM	2/4/15 13:55:34	University Village	1125 Jackson Street Bldg 147 Albany CA 94706	Intentional	Suspicious fire reported over the weekend in 3rd floor open-air corridor of Building 147- Box of misc. items/storage appear to be ignited; occupants extinguished fire with in-home fire extinguisher. Fire Marshal investigated, and deemed it arson. There was very little damage.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
10	2/15/2015	9:00:00 PM	2/17/2015 15:56:57	International House	2299 Piedmont Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720-2320	Unintentional	At approximately 9:00 pm, on Sunday, February 15, 2015,International House front desk personnel met with I-House cafe manager, who informed them of a grease fire. They were able to clear the smoke out in order to avoid setting off the fire alarm, but there was still a small flame underneath the flat top grill. Staff stated they were unable to completely turn off the flame because of the grease buildup. UCPD was called, requesting assistance. UCPD arrived at approximately 9:15 pm. After evaluating the flat top grill,UCPD informed I-House staff that the flat top grill was safe and there no longer were any flames. UCPD further stated the need to contact the Health Service Department, and as a result, shut down the I-House Café because the fire extinguisher was used. UCPD recommended having the flat top grill professionally cleaned prior to a Health Service inspection.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
11	2/16/2015	10:40:00 AM	2/24/15 11:01:35	University Village	1125 Jackson Street Bldg 150 Albany CA 94706	Unintentional	University Village RA contacted RD to let her know that a resident reported a small fire in their apartment (building 150, apt. 104), which they fully put out with the provided fire extinguisher. The fire department was called to check the apartment, and all was well. The resident stated that they were fine. RD asked RA to make sure to put in a maintenance tag to replace the extinguisher. AOC contacted.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	none
12	2/26/2015	10:00:00 AM	3/3/15 12:10:38	Norton Hall	2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94709	Undetermined	A small fire was started in the exterior stairwell of the emergency exit. It lit some of the debris/brush on the ground on fire. It appears to have been started by a cigarette.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
13	3/14/2015	1:10:00 AM	3/17/15 0:15:59	Spens-Black	2400 Durant Ave. Berkeley CA 94709	Unintentional	The cause of the fire was a marijuana cigarette in a trash can owned by Spens Black a resident. Officers spoke with resident and he admitted that he was responsible for the fire and was the owner of the marijuana. There was no major damage besides the trash can, which was disposed by UCPD.	$ 0 - 99	None	No	0
14	10/15/2015	1:30:00 AM	10/16/15 17:09:12	Cloyne Court	2600 Ridge Road, Berkeley, CA 94709	Unintentional	A dryer which was recently installed by a new vendor caught fire (we believe due to a pinched exhaust vent). This occurred in the basement laundry room. A CERT Academy trained resident manager alertly put out the fire with an extinguisher before assisting with evacuation, preventing further spread of the fire.	$ 1000 - 9999	None	No	0
15	5/3/2016	1:30:00 AM	5/4/16 11:27:16	LaLoma	2700 Hearst Ave Berkeley CA 94709	Undetermined	1:30 AM: Hillside RA La Loma RA called to report a smoke smell emanating from the La Loma laundry room. Upon inspection, RA found a machine that seemed to be malfunctioning with clothes inside that were singed. RA called UCPD, who called for assistance from the fire department. It was determined that the clothes were no longer smoldering and the machine was not a danger for the night. RA put a sign over the machine and unplugged it, and submitted a maintenance tag.	$ 100-999	None	No	0
16	9/29/2016	3:30:00 PM	9/30/16 11:20:52	Beverly Clearly Hall	2424 Channing Way Berkeley CA 94709	Unintentional	A homemade rocket landed in a room coming in from the window. Resident ran out and pulled fire alarm. UCPD and Fire department arrived on site. A towel hanging from the top right side bunk caught fire and the comforter at the lower bunk was burnt at the corner. The bed frame was charred. Carpet in room is damaged from the fire when the fire fighter pulled the towel down to the floor to put it out.	$ 1000 - 9999	None	No	0
17	11/23/2016	2:50:00 AM	11/23/2016- 15:18:00	SLOTTMAN	2650 Durant Ave	Intentional	Caused by unknown person burning a flyer in the lobby. The flame was localized to that one flyer	VOPD = Unkown Unknown as of 11/24/16 at 3:14 PM	None	No	0
18	4/27/17	8:15:00 PM	4/28/17 10:40:47 PM	Ida Sproul Hall	2400 Durant Avenue	Unintentional	A fire occurred in a trash can after a resident placed something in it. The fire burned the trash can, adjacent wall, desk and chair. The sprinkler activated in the room and extinguished the fire causing water damage in the room and many surrounding rooms on the floor.	$ 50000-99999	None	No	0
19	6/21/2017	7:18:00 PM	6/22/2017 1430 hours	Stern Hall	Hearst Ave & Highland Place	Undetermined	A fire occurred in a trash dumpster. A Resident Assistant heard an explosion and called 911. The explosion was determined to be one or more areosol cans in the dumpster. The trash dumpster was made of plastic and added to the intensity of the fire. The dumpster was against a non-combustible portion of the building and the building damage was minimal. A melted light fixture and smoke stains to the wall.	$1000-9999	None	No	0
20	4/29/2017	5:30:00 PM	7/25/17 12:25:40 PM	New Sequoia Apartments	2441 Haste St. Berkeley, CA 94704	Unintentional	A fire occurred in the oven in an apartment unit. Resident was cooking something in the oven and it caught on fire inside the oven. It was extinguished by a fire extinguisher.	$100-999	None	No	0
21	10/12/2017	7:40:00 PM	10/13/2017 2:40 PM	Maximino Martinez Commons	2520 Channing Way Berkeley, CA 94720	Undetermined	A fire occurred in a clothes dryer located in the first floor laundry room. The fire was localized to the dryer appliance.	$1000-9999	None	No	0
22	11/12/2017	10:40:00 PM	11/15/2017 12:20:33	Max Martinez Commons	2520 Channing Way	Unintentional	MMC: Emergency Maintenance for Microwave Fire 10:40PM: An MMC RA called an RD for help in determining how to respond to a microwave that previously had contents catch on fire. RD instructed the RA to consult with emergency maintenance due to the smokey microwave. 1:55AM: RA updated RD that emergency maintenance had removed the microwave after the initial call, but had recently received calls from the residents directly (UCPD provided the number to the residents). The residents were concerned about the smoke, and decided to sleep at friends' places. RA followed-up with the residents to clarify that emergency maintenance would not be able to bring fans, and that having the window open overnight would allow for the smoke to dissipate. Case #17-03184	$1000 - 9999	None	No	N/A
23	3/19/2018	Unknown	3/19/2018 12:22:56	Cunningham	2650 Haste Street	Undetermined	reported by one of our custodial staff, they found circular burns in the carpet on the first floor lounge. Exact date of incident is unkonwn	$100 - 999	None	No	N/A
24	11/17/18	2:45:00 AM	11/17/18 5:50 AM	University Village	1125 Jackson Street Bldg 150 Albany CA 94706	Accidental	Resident noticed that something had been left on the stove overnight accidentally. Resident extinguished the fire. Fire alarm was activated. Albany Fire responded but the fire was already extinguished. Case 18-03112	$0 - 99	None	No	N/A
25	12/9/18	12:00:00 PM	12/9/18 12:24 PM	Foothill Housing	La Loma Ave. @ Hearst Ave.	Accidental	Dryer machine in Laundry Rm. at Bldg. 1 caught on fire around 12pm. Student called campus 911. One sprinkler activation and building fire alarm system activation. Fire extinguished by fire sprinkler and BFD. Damage limited to dryer machine and area immediatlely around dryer. UCPD Incident #18-03333	$1000 - 9999	None	No	N/A
26	3/5/2019	8:39:00 PM	10/3/2019	Foothill Housing	Highland Place @ Hearst Ave.	Accidental	Clothing or other items within the dryer in laundry room at building 6 likely self-ignited near the back of the dryer interior. Fire was localized to interior of dryer, near rear exhaust ventilation. Clothing was fire damaged. Interior dryer drum baffles were both melted and distorted. Dryer electrical components and exhaust duct were undamaged. Damage was limited to dryer itself. BFD arrived and opened dryer door. Heavey smoke was released from open dryer and the smoke alarm was activated. Fire was extinguished by BFD with water. UCPD Incident #19-00608	$1000 - 9999	None	No	N/A
27	3/7/2020	5:35:00 PM	3/9/2020	Unit 3 Central building	2400 Durant Ave.	Accidental	Clothing and building in a dryer in the central building laundry room ignited. Fire damage was localized to the dryer and clothing/bedding contents. Dryer drum baffles were melted and clothing/bedding contents was burned. No sprinklers or fire alarms were activated. Fire was discovered by a resident and extinguished with a portable fire extinguisher. BFD responded to the incident.	$1000-9999	None	No	N/A
28	1/1/2021	5:50 AM	1/1/2021	Recreational Sports Underground Parking Attendent Booth	2301 Bancroft	Arson	A fire was intentionally set at the base of the Undreground Parking Attendent Booth. Ordinary combustibles from nearby were used to ignite the booth. A second fire set of cardboard was located a short distance away within the parking structure. Two additional fires just a short distance away in the City of Berkeley occured within minutes of this fire and are attributed to the same suspect. Suspect was captured on Video and also identified by eye witnesses. The automated fire sprinkler system extinguished the fire. Suspect was taken into custody by Berkeley PD.	$1000-$9999	None	None	N/A
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