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#berkeley-fire-department

Those who knew Fire Captain Scott William Hall of the Berkeley Fire Department will not be surprised to learn that he took command of his first fire truck at age 3. Though not widely verbal at that age, he was already certain of his purpose quietly steering his toy engine with the same modest determination that would define his 38-year career in public safety, including 34 years of distinguished service with Berkeley Fire.

Berkeley police and firefighters recovered a dead man's body from the Berkeley Marina on Sept. 11, 2025. Photo: Paul Kamen Emergency workers pulled a dead man's body from the water at the Berkeley Marina Thursday morning. Somebody spotted the body near Dock N around 10:14 a.m. and called the authorities. Berkeley Fire Department divers recovered the body, and the Alameda County Sheriff's Office's Coroner's Bureau took custody to perform an autopsy, according to a police spokesperson.