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Crews respond to fire on Panoramic Hill in Berkeley

One structure is threatened, but no evacuations have been ordered.

Firefighters from multiple agencies are battling a 2- to 3-acre vegetation fire on top of Panoramic Hill in Berkeley, authorities said Tuesday.

The fire is spreading slowly, but one 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 have been ordered, he added.

"Please do not call 911 unless you have an emergency," authorities said in a Nixle alert at 12:34 p.m. "For updates monitor protect.genasys.com or download the Genasys Protect App. Sign up for AC Alert for emergency alerts at ACAlert.org."

Counterclockwise from upper left: *Michael Wallman, Nathan Francis,* *Scanner Insider* *and Karen Switzer*

This story was updated due to the developing nature of events.

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