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  "slug": "berkeley-fire",
  "title": "Berkeley FIRE",
  "canonical_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/signals/berkeley-fire/",
  "json_url": "https://signalmeaning.com/data/signals/berkeley-fire.json",
  "summary": "Active vegetation/structure fire causing road closures and local emergency response",
  "why_now": "The incident is active and media sources published operational closure updates within the same time window.",
  "evidence_summary": "- Local outlets report an underway vegetation fire and road closure near I-580 in Berkeley (Berkeley Scanner, berkeleyside, SFGATE). - Coverage is local and operational (closures, emergency updates), driving nearby search interest. - Why_this_is_trending explicitly cites clustered local-fire reporting as cause.",
  "caveat": "Signal Type: Local News / Civic Event",
  "collected_at": "Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:20:00 -0700",
  "signal_type": "Local News / Civic Event",
  "score": 68.0,
  "score_field": "adjusted_score",
  "state": "PUBLISH",
  "evidence": [
    "Vegetation fire underway in Berkeley - The Berkeley Scanner"
  ],
  "sources": [
    {
      "label": "Vegetation fire underway in Berkeley - The Berkeley Scanner",
      "source": "The Berkeley Scanner",
      "url": "https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMikAFBVV95cUxNejMtSmhEelI5dlphZmZjUXFxa0NHSi03YzU0NUJjZmVOak1ORTdtNkNFVXRwSTZsUFozU3RDM3ROejhKOE5SdWc0MEFKcjk2Y1lpTk11Wm1KMWFTY29Ib1RuZFJYSkplM1Y0VEwtMENuLU9CZmxBLUZCdGdLZVhUYUVQTXMydXFSeXhaaS1SX0s?oc=5"
    }
  ],
  "provenance": {
    "record_id": "202610010704_signal_Quality-4-berkeley-fire",
    "batch_id": "202610010704",
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      "Kurzweil": "202610010659_signal_Kurzweil.txt",
      "Jobs": "202610010657_signal_Jobs.txt",
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}