Alerts

Update Brush Fire CONTAINED 07/04/2020 INC#1186

Update CONTAINED Brush Fire; INC#1186; 06:09PM; 4236 E Mercury Av; https://bit.ly/3f1SShM; Montecito Heights; LAFD sent 38 firefighters who quickly extinguished the brush fire in 16 minutes. No reported injuries. No damaged structures. The cause of the fire is under investigation; FS 47; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AO2 BC11 BC13 BC14 CM22 E12 E203 E21 E25 E26 E29 E290 E47 E55 E90 EM11 H1 H4 HA1 HA4 RA1 T12 T3 T90; CH9; 14; -Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 07/04/2020 INC#1157

Structure Fire; INC#1157; 05:44PM; 728 S Manhattan Pl; https://bit.ly/31LFESA; Koreatown; LAFD found an outside fire that had spread into a vacant (boarded up) two-story home. 30 firefighters quickly extinguished the structure and the outside fires in 11 minutes (5:55 PM). No reported injuries. Cause/loss TBD; FS 29; Batt 11; Central Bureau; Council District 4; BC11 BC5 BC706 E211 E226 E229 E34 E52 RA26 RA29 RA813 RA829 T11 T26 T29; CH7; 13; -Nicholas Prange

Brush Fire 07/04/2020 INC#1186

Brush Fire; INC#1186; 05:55PM; 4236 E Mercury Av; https://bit.ly/3f1SShM; Montecito Heights; PRELIM: Approximately one-half acre of brush on fire, with structures at risk of fire impingement; FS 47; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 14; AO2 BC11 BC13 BC14 CM22 E12 E203 E21 E25 E26 E29 E290 E47 E55 E90 EM11 H1 H4 HA1 HA4 RA1 T12 T3 T90; CH9; 14; -Nicholas Prange

Update Brush Fire CONTAINED 07/04/2020 INC#1064

Update CONTAINED Brush Fire; INC#1064; 05:52PM; 714 W Lookout Dr; https://bit.ly/31RKNbI; Elysian Park; 73 LAFD firefighters, with the help of two volunteer hand crews (LAFD Crew 3) and two CERT units (Community Emergency Response Team volunteers), skillfully made a stand and stopped the fire before it could threaten nearby homes. Firefighters safely navigated power lines that were downed due to the fire. No evacuations were necessary. Firefighters now have hose lines and hand lines (green vegetation separation from burn outline) around the perimeter of the burn. Crews will remain on scene to put out hot spots within the burn footprint. No reported injuries. The cause is under investigation; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; BC1 BC11 BC2 CE13 CE27 CM22 CW3A CW3B E1 E10 E11 E16 E17 E20 E201 E203 E220 E3 E35 E4 E44 E6 E9 E90 EM1 H1 H3 H4 HA1 HA3 HA4 RA4 T1 T20 T3; CH5; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Brush Fire 07/04/2020 INC#1126

Brush Fire; INC#1126; 05:28PM; 500 N Buena Vista Dr; https://bit.ly/2zTt2N3; Elysian Park; A second brush fire started in Elysian park a few miles away. LAFD Air Ops was able to quickly make several water drops on the small fire before ground crews arrived on scene and extinguish the fire. Ground crews will stay on scene to conduct "mop up" operations, to cool hot spots and smoldering material in the burn footprint. No reported injuries. Unknown cause/loss ; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; BC11 BC5 E21 E25 E26 E29 E290 E47 E55 EM9 H0E RA12 T12 T90; CH7; 13; -Nicholas Prange

Update Brush Fire 07/04/2020 INC#1064

Update Brush Fire; INC#1064; 05:07PM; 714 W Lookout Dr; https://bit.ly/31RKNbI; Elysian Park; Electrical wires are now involved and are on the ground, creating a hazard for firefighters. Five additional engines requested. LAFD Crew 3 responding (volunteer hand crews) and LAFD CERT volunteers responding; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; BC1 BC11 BC2 CE13 CM22 CW3A CW3B E1 E10 E11 E16 E17 E20 E201 E203 E220 E3 E4 E44 E6 E9 E90 EM1 H1 H3 H4 HA1 HA3 HA4 RA4 T1 T20 T3; CH5; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Brush Fire 07/04/2020 INC#1064

Brush Fire; INC#1064; 04:55PM; 714 W Lookout Dr; https://bit.ly/31RKNbI; Elysian Park; PRELIM: One acre brush fire, no structures threatened; FS 1; Batt 2; Central Bureau; Council District 1; BC1 BC11 BC2 CE13 CM22 CW3A CW3B E1 E11 E20 E201 E220 E3 E4 E44 E90 EM1 H1 H3 H4 HA1 HA3 HA4 RA4 T1 T20; CH5; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 07/04/2020 INC#0591

Structure Fire; INC#0591; 10:57AM; 5078 W Pico Blvd; internal:/; Mid-City; A one-story row of commercials was filled with smoke due to a detached shed on fire in the rear. Companies quickly extinguished the shed fire and conducted an extensive search of the commercial occupancies for any fire spread, but found none. It took 34 firefighters 19 minutes. No reported injuries. The cause is under investigation; FS 68; Batt 18; South Bureau; Council District 10; CH9; 12; -Nicholas Prange

Structure Fire 07/04/2020 INC#0542

Structure Fire; INC#0542; 10:14AM; 1326 W Maryland St; internal:/; Westlake; 36 firefighters found a 3-story center-hallway apartment building with smoke showing. Firefighters engaged in an offensive interior fire attack with vertical ventilation to extinguish a fire contained mostly within the walls in 15 minutes. No reported injuries. The cause of the fire is under investigation; FS 3; Batt 11; Central; Council District 1; BC1 BC11 E11 E203 E211 E3 E4 RA3 RA803 SQ21 T11 T3; CH9; 13; -Nicholas Prange

Update Brush Fire CONTAINED 07/04/2020 INC#0065

Update CONTAINED Brush Fire; INC#0065; 12:58AM; 11900 N Browns Canyon Rd; https://bit.ly/38px8tK; Chatsworth; A joint effort by LAFD, LACoFD, and VCFD held the brush fire to approximately two to three acres. A direct air attack combined with containment lines developed by ground crews earned firefighters extinguishment in 43 minutes. No structures threatened. No injuries. Unknown cause; FS 107; Batt 15; Valley Bureau; Council District 12; AO2 BC12 BC15 CM42 E104 E106 E107 E28 E287 E296 E8 H1 H3 H4 HA1 HA3 HA4 RA107 T87 T96 WT77; CH8; 12; -Nicholas Prange