Alerts

Update Saddle Ridge Fire 10/16/2019 INC#1582

Update Saddle Ridge Fire; INC#1582; 07:00PM; internal:/; https://lafd.org/news/saddle-ridge-brush-fire; #Sylmar #GranadaHills #PorterRanch #Chatsworth; 8,391 acres; 52% contained. Local Assistance Center for victims opens tomorrow at 9:30am in Sylmar. Moderate winds expected tomorrow morning. Eight total firefighters with non-life-threatening injuries; -Nicholas Prange

Update Saddle Ridge Fire LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER 10/16/2019 INC#1582

Update LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTER Saddle Ridge Fire; INC#1582; 12:00PM; Sylmar Recreation Center 13109 Borden Ave; internal:/; Please call City of LA EMD at 213-507-7395 rather than the Sylmar Recreation Center for any LAC questions. Open Oct 17-26. This is a one-stop-shop source of disaster recovery information for victims. Local, State, and Federal agencies are participating in this resource.; -Nicholas Prange

Update Structure Fire KNOCKDOWN 10/16/2019 INC#0588

Update KNOCKDOWN Structure Fire; INC#0588; 11:06AM; 13146 N Glenoaks Bl; http://bit.ly/32mgYxA; Sylmar; The first 20 LAFD FF to arrive took 29 minutes to extinguish fire (behind the one-story home) enveloping an out-building and several vehicles (including an RV). No reported injuries. Unknown cause/loss; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 BC15 E274 E290 E298 E39 E75 E98 FR91 RA81 RA891 RA91 RA98 T74 T90 T98; CH8; 15; -Nicholas Prange

Update Fire NOW OUT 10/16/2019 INC#0516

Update NOW OUT Fire; INC#0516; 10:30AM; 14445 W Olive View Dr; http://bit.ly/2Nu0j32; Sylmar; Fire was discovered in a biohazard cylinder (sterilized prior to storage) inside of a concrete storage building outside of Olive View Hospital. Automatic sprinkler activation helped contain the flames. Firefighters extinguished the fire and went through a technical decontamination process afterward. Static situation, no public hazard. LAFD HAZMAT Squad on scene to continue evaluating the conditions. LA County Watershed notified. Cause/loss TBD; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 BC14 CM42 E18 E274 E287 E289 E298 E7 E87 E91 FR91 RA18 RA87 SQ87 T74 T89 T98; CH8; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 10/16/2019 INC#0588

Structure Fire; INC#0588; 10:37AM; 13146 N Glenoaks Bl; http://bit.ly/32mgYxA; Sylmar; PRELIM: One-story single-family home with fire showing; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 BC15 E274 E290 E298 E75 E98 FR91 RA891 RA91 RA98 T74 T90 T98; CH9; 15; -Nicholas Prange

Fire 10/16/2019 INC#0516

Fire; INC#0516; 10:02AM; 14445 W Olive View Dr; http://bit.ly/2Nu0j32; Sylmar; PRELIM: LAFD applying water to a fire in a container reportedly containing biohazard waste. Fire is contained within a cylinder inside of a concrete structure. Currently no risk of exposing other structures/areas to fire; FS 91; Batt 12; Valley Bureau; Council District 7; BC12 BC14 E18 E274 E289 E298 E7 E91 RA18 RA87 T74 T89 T98; CH9; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Update Saddle Ridge Fire 10/16/2019 INC#1582

Update Saddle Ridge Fire; INC#1582; 09:00AM; internal:/; Update #SaddleRidgeFire; INC#1582; 9:00PM; https://lafd.org/news/saddle-ridge-brush-fire; #Sylmar #GranadaHills #PorterRanch #Chatsworth; Acreage and containment holding at the same numbers as last night's update; 8,391 acres; 46% contained. Aliso Canyon flame fully extinguished. Six total firefighters with non-life-threatening injuries; -Nicholas Prange

Update Saddle Ridge Fire 10/15/2019 INC#1582

Update Saddle Ridge Fire; INC#1582; 09:00PM; internal:/; https://www.lafd.org/news/saddle-ridge-brush-fire; #Sylmar #GranadaHills #PorterRanch #Chatsworth; 8,391 acres; 46% contained. Aliso Canyon flame fully extinguished. Six total firefighters with non-life-threatening injuries; -Nicholas Prange

Update Structure Fire 10/15/2019 INC#1348

Update Structure Fire; INC#1348; 07:30PM; 19050 W Sherman Wy; http://bit.ly/2MkfQoH; Reseda; After the fire was extinguished, one female patient came forward requesting paramedic medical assessment. During the course of evacuating the building, she suffered abdominal pain and will be transported to a local hospital by LAFD firefighter/paramedics; FS 73; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; BC10 BC15 BC17 CM42 E100 E273 E290 E472 E73 E93 EM15 RA70 RA73 RA93 T73 T90 T93; CH9; 14; -Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 10/15/2019 INC#1348

Structure Fire; INC#1348; 07:04PM; 19050 W Sherman Wy; http://bit.ly/2MkfQoH; Reseda; 32 FF in 17 min. Firefighters located a contents-only (no structure involvement) fire in one unit of a four-story (three floors over parking) and quickly extinguished the flames, preventing spread to other rooms/units. Crews ventilated the apartment building with blowers to remove the smoke from inside of the structure. No reported injuries. The cause of the fire is unknown; FS 73; Batt 17; Valley Bureau; Council District 3; BC15 BC17 CM42 E100 E273 E73 E93 RA73 RA93 T73 T93; CH9; 14; -Nicholas Prange