Berkely Public Safety has three certified fire investigators.  Our investigators are also part of the South Oakland Fire Investigation Team (S.O.F.I.T.).  The Team is comprised of fire investigators from six area public safety and fire departments and was organized in 2019.

The fire investigation team was created to assist its member agencies with fire investigations by providing additional investigators to aid in the investigations of fires.  In addition to the fire investigations, the team members will share resources and training to provide high quality investigations in determining the cause and origin of fires and explosions.