Overcrowded house party causes breathing difficulties, Berkeley CA

Medical Emergency

Reported: 10/31/2025 10:09 PM

Hillside Ave, Berkeley, CA 94704

A medical emergency was reported near Whiteway and Hillside Avenue due to an overcrowded house party. Many people inside are experiencing difficulty breathing and cannot leave because the party is at full capacity and the door shut. Additional units are requested to assist the situation.

Audio|Source: Berkeley Police and Fire

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Transcript:

00:00

Engine 5 and Medic 5 respond to medical emergency near Whiteway and Hillside Avenue.

00:11

Go on, Medicare. Medical 3,

00:13

go ahead.

00:17

Call in District 3.

00:21

I copy. You're clear from Highley.

00:25

Okay, sir, the calls district, but you can go ahead and place it on it.

00:29

I copy it is V-D-3.

00:31

Six-five, I'll show you available. I'll have a mention 3, you can cancel engine 5 and show us responding to the call on the hillside.

00:41

I copy.

00:42

Engine 5 is available.

00:44

Engine 3 in route.

00:50

Okay, copy.

00:51

Thank you, Mr. 3.

00:57

Everyone, this is Medi 2, transporting code 2, authoritates.

01:01

Copy code 2, also the date.

01:07

159, 7 to Joe.

01:10

104.

01:11

7.M8.

01:13

To be on if notes,

01:15

please.

01:22

L8. L8.

01:24

Close out the 23109, no paper.

01:29

Okay.

01:34

Tamp 108 and incident 560 is the same as one we were just on.

01:43

I copy.

01:48

Engine 6. Respond to debris fire.

01:52

At 1,300, Rose Street.

01:54

Cedar Rose Park.

01:56

Cross streets are Chestnut Street and Ordway Street.

02:10

415 large party 2425 p.5 p.

02:14

Piedmont.

02:21

I have that named R.P.

02:22

(name withheld), he says he's stuck inside a house.

02:24

The door shut during the party,

02:28

actually I'm sorry, the door shut due to the party being at capacity.

02:32

I think there's lots of people inside and people are having trouble breathing.

02:42

Can I have one more unit, please?

02:45

Just want to y'all go with him.

02:52

So this RFP says that people are not being let in or out of the party.

02:56

He, however, what did manage to get out, it says that people are just being squished inside.

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