{
  "id": "2026-10-20-university-of-california-berkeley-panoramic-hill-fire-community-advisory",
  "slug": "university-of-california-berkeley-panoramic-hill-fire-community-advisory-2026-10-20",
  "institution": {
    "name": "University of California, Berkeley",
    "shortName": "UC Berkeley",
    "state": "CA",
    "type": "public-r1",
    "alertSystemName": "WarnMe / @UCPD_Cal",
    "enrollment": 45000
  },
  "incident": {
    "date": "2026-10-20",
    "type": "wildfire",
    "cleryCategory": "advisory",
    "resolution": "confirmed-threat",
    "headline": "Hillside fire above campus prompts three advisories and an all clear",
    "headlinePublic": "Hillside fire above campus prompts three advisories and an all clear",
    "summary": "On Tuesday, October 20, 2026, UC Berkeley police posted a [WarnMe Community Advisory](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112629029962392028) about fire activity in the Oakland Hills above campus, an update naming the Panoramic Fire and asking people to avoid Panoramic Hill, and an [ALL CLEAR](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112661331472007469) about two hours later.",
    "outcome": "The fire was under control by 2:44 PM PDT on October 20, 2026, with no impact to campus property or operations; roads reopened."
  },
  "alerts": [
    {
      "sequence": 1,
      "type": "initial",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-20T12:36:26-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe Community Advisory: \n\nFire activity in the Oakland Hills above campus. The fire is not currently impacting campus property or operations. We do not currently have any information that would indicate that any campus evacuations are necessary.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112629029962392028",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted.",
        "States what the university does not know (\"We do not currently have any information that would indicate that any campus evacuations are necessary\")."
      ],
      "characterCount": 260
    },
    {
      "sequence": 2,
      "type": "update",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-20T12:51:39-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe Community Advisory: \n\nUpdate RE: Panoramic Fire - There are still no current impacts to campus property or operations. No campus evacuations are currently needed. Please avoid the area of Panoramic Hill if possible.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112632859219333366",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted."
      ],
      "characterCount": 234
    },
    {
      "sequence": 3,
      "type": "all-clear",
      "timestamp": "2026-10-20T14:44:47-07:00",
      "channel": "twitter-x",
      "verbatimText": "UC Berkeley WarnMe Community Advisory: \nALL CLEAR - Panoramic Fire is Under Control\n\nThere were no impacts to campus property or operations during this incident. Fire departments are still on scene and will continue to monitor the area. Roads have been reopened.",
      "isVerbatimConfirmed": true,
      "sourceUrl": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112661331472007469",
      "sourceDescription": "@UCPD_Cal post",
      "annotations": [
        "Read twice on 2026-11-09 (X search, then an independent post-id lookup); the two texts matched. HTML entities decoded; t.co links kept as posted."
      ],
      "characterCount": 262
    }
  ],
  "context": "Panoramic Hill rises directly east of the campus, next to Memorial Stadium. The advisories came six days after Berkeley's note that [PG&E power shutoffs would not affect campus](https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2110421015910129995).",
  "keyFindings": [
    "Each message answered the evacuation question directly, even when the answer was no.",
    "The all-clear came about two hours after the first advisory."
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal: WarnMe Community Advisory, fire activity in the Oakland Hills",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112629029962392028",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal: update RE Panoramic Fire",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112632859219333366",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    },
    {
      "title": "@UCPD_Cal: ALL CLEAR, Panoramic Fire under control",
      "url": "https://x.com/UCPD_Cal/status/2112661331472007469",
      "type": "official-social",
      "accessDate": "2026-11-09"
    }
  ],
  "confidence": "high",
  "tags": [
    "2026",
    "backfill-2026-10-12",
    "wildfire",
    "public-r1",
    "california",
    "all-clear"
  ],
  "dateAdded": "2026-11-09",
  "lastUpdated": "2026-11-09",
  "addedBy": "ingestion"
}